{"version":"1","article":{"id":"azerbaijan-january-july-2026-wages-and-employment","slug":"azerbaijan-january-july-2026-wages-and-employment","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/azerbaijan-january-july-2026-wages-and-employment","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/azerbaijan-january-july-2026-wages-and-employment?lang=en","title":"Azerbaijan’s average nominal salary rises 7.2% in January-July","summary":"The committee counted 1.781 million employees as of August 1.","category":"economy","region":"world","topics":["statistics"],"published_at":"2026-10-10T18:32:52+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-10T18:32:52+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-07","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"The State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan","url":"https://www.stat.gov.az/news/index.php?id=6911&lang=en","publishedAt":"2026-09-10","checkedAt":"2026-10-10"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/azerbaijan-january-july-2026-wages-and-employment","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/azerbaijan-january-july-2026-wages-and-employment?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/azerbaijan-january-july-2026-wages-and-employment","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/azerbaijan-january-july-2026-wages-and-employment?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/azerbaijan-january-july-2026-wages-and-employment","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/azerbaijan-january-july-2026-wages-and-employment?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/azerbaijan-january-july-2026-wages-and-employment","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/azerbaijan-january-july-2026-wages-and-employment?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/azerbaijan-january-july-2026-wages-and-employment","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/azerbaijan-january-july-2026-wages-and-employment?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["Average monthly nominal salary in Azerbaijan increased 7.2% year on year to 1,176.7 manats in January-July 2026, the State Statistical Committee reported on September 10. It counted 1.7811 million employees as of August 1, including 836,900 in the public sector and 944,200 in the non-public sector.","Trade and vehicle repair accounted for 18.9% of employees, education 17.5% and industry 13.9%; health and social work represented 8.6%, and construction 6.8%. The salary increase is nominal. The release does not provide an inflation-adjusted wage comparison or flows of hiring and departures during the period. The average therefore cannot be read directly as a change in purchasing power or as a measure of job quality."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"The committee counted 1.781 million employees as of August 1.\n\nAverage monthly nominal salary in Azerbaijan increased 7.2% year on year to 1,176.7 manats in January-July 2026, the State Statistical Committee reported on September 10. It counted 1.7811 million employees as of August 1, including 836,900 in the public sector and 944,200 in the non-public sector.\n\nTrade and vehicle repair accounted for 18.9% of employees, education 17.5% and industry 13.9%; health and social work represented 8.6%, and construction 6.8%. The salary increase is nominal. The release does not provide an inflation-adjusted wage comparison or flows of hiring and departures during the period. The average therefore cannot be read directly as a change in purchasing power or as a measure of job quality.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"}}}