As of today, the unemployment rate in the country stands at 1.3%. There are 56,500 unemployed individuals registered with employment services, of which 38,100 have official status. In 2025, with the support of employment services, 17,454 people were able to find jobs.
The available vacancies include the following professions:
- service sector — 1,296:
— preschool and school educators — 350;
— medical workers (doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and orderlies) — 320;
— cashiers — 151;
— sales agents — 63;
— state and municipal employees — 36;
— managers — 95;
— accountants — 150;
— lawyers — 24;
— economists — 40;
— administrators — 96;
— interns — 185;
— skilled trades — 4,251;
— IT specialists — 253;
— cooks — 420;
— sales agents — 400;
— tailors — 1,850;
— welders — 150;
— construction professions (drivers, mechanics, welders, carpenters, turners, fitters, concrete pourers, and others) — 373;
— drivers — 1,000;
— service sector workers (hairdressers, manicurists, waiters, cosmetologists, couriers, cooks, pastry chefs, bakers, and others) — 178.
Regarding the average salary, according to the National Statistical Committee, it is as follows: in the financial sector — 67,121 soms; in industry — 66,990 soms; in transportation — 58,657 soms; in construction — 57,472 soms; in trade — 47,125 soms; in agriculture — 33,462 soms; in the service sector — 29,679 soms; in healthcare and social services — 28,082 soms; in education — 27,054 soms; in culture — 24,861 soms.
Additional information about employment opportunities can be obtained from the territorial employment services.
