| | 1995 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
| Average annual number of population - thsd person | 7684.9 | 7913 | 7982.8 | 8048.6 | 8111.2 | 8172.0 | 8234.1 | 8306.5 | 8391.9 | 8484.5 |
| Number of economically active population - thsd person* | 3641.3 | 3743.8 | 3748 | 3748.2 | 3763.4 | 3777.5 | 4147.9 | 4157.8 | 4168.0 | 4264.2 |
| Number of employees in economy, thsd persons | 3613 | 3701.5 | 3702.8 | 3704.5 | 3715 | 3726.5 | 3747 | 3809.1 | 3850.2 | 3973.0 |
| including by property forms: |
| state | 2027.2 | 1710.2 | 1342 | 1278.2 | 1240 | 1192 | 1180 | 1209.3 | 1229.8 | 1271.9 |
| non-state | 1585.8 | 1991.3 | 2360.8 | 2426.3 | 2475 | 2534.5 | 2567 | 2599.8 | 2620.4 | 2701.1 |
| Unemployment, thsd.person** | - | - | - | - | - | - | 400.9 | 348.7 | 317.8 | 291.2 |
| Persosns resieved official unemployment status in employment services, person | 28314 | 42329 | 45211 | 43739 | 48446 | 50963 | 54365 | 55945 | 56343 | 53862 |
| of which receiving benefits as unemployees | 2981 | 2685 | 2387 | 2768 | 3117 | 3292 | 3111 | 3084 | 2087 | 2281 |
| Number of women occupated in economy - thsd. person | 1633.1 | 1765.6 | 1766.2 | 1767 | 1770 | 1778.5 | 1787.3 | 1813.3 | 1832.8 | 1918.9 |
| Number of employees in economy - thsd. person *** | 1572.0 | 1117.9 | 1390.7 | 1217.8 | 1205 | 1201.5 | 1226.6 | 1263.9 | 1300.4 | 1337.5 |
| GDP for 1 person of employment, in manat | - | - | - | - | 1431 | 1577 | 1749 | 1901 | 2312 | 2912 |
| Average annual salary of employees occupated in economy - in manats | 12.5 | 33.7 | 36.9 | 44.3 | 52.0 | 63.1 | 77.4 | 99.4 | 123.6 | 149.0 |
| Number of vocational schools and vocational lyceums | 160 | 118 | 108 | 110 | 109 | 109 | 110 | 110 | 107 | 107 |
| Number of students vocational schools and vocational lyceums -person | 27689 | 23527 | 22696 | 22944 | 21619 | 20753 | 21677 | 21563 | 22189 | 23813 |
| Admittance to vocational schools and vocational lyceums - person | 13252 | 13927 | 12880 | 12946 | 12742 | 12535 | 12741 | 12560 | 12935 | 14590 |
| Number of qualified staff completed their education - person | 25888 | 13281 | 12489 | 12052 | 13104 | 12213 | 10654 | 11091 | 11095 | 12862 |
| Number of teachers (key staff) - total, person | 1994 | 1943 | 1939 | 1972 | 1922 | 1827 | 1839 | 1853 | 1906 | 1971 |
| Number of rise of training of staff in enterprises, institutions and organizations - person | 15447 | 8043 | 2220 | 3613 | 3273 | 4086 | 4748 | 5836 | 5254 | 6549 |
| Number of rise of staff qualification in enterprises institutions, and organizations - person | 37287 | 37724 | 10193 | 12297 | 12601 | 18705 | 15397 | 15807 | 10368 | 10707 |