There are 156 thsd unemployed in Kyrgyzstan

Bishkek, June 21, 2019. /Kabar/. In Kyrgyzstan the number of unemployed people aged 15 years and over is more than 156,000, and the unemployment rate makes 6.2%, the press service of the National Statistics Committee reported.
According to the Committee’s data, the highest unemployment rate is observed in Batken (9.0%), Naryn (8.8%), Issyk-Kul (8.4%), Chui (7.3%) Oblasts and Bishkek (6.6%).
In other oblasts its level is lower than in the country as a whole. At the same time, the lowest unemployment rate was registered in Talas Oblast, which amounted to 2.5%, and in Osh city - 3.0% of the economically active population.