Another historical record of registered and taxable workplaces has been recorded in Armenia, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced at Thursday’s Cabinet meeting of the Armenian government.

"According to the results of May, we have 718,266 registered jobs. We can record that since May 2018, 170,277 jobs have been created in Armenia. Moreover, compared to May, April of last year, we also have an increase," said Pashinyan.

According to him, a tangible increase was recorded in Armenia’s salary fund, too.

"Compared to May 2018, the salary fund in Armenia has doubled—increased by 106.6 percent, or by 103 billion 40 million drams. Compared to May 2018, the average salary in Armenia increased by 101,629 drams, or by 57.6 percent. Salary in Armenia is continuously increasing; moreover, at a progressive pace against inflation," said the PM.