As a result of January-March 2019, at least 74,900 unemployed people were officially registered in Kyrgyzstan, reports 24kg citing the National Statistical Committee.

About 99,500 people are registered with the State Employment Service as searching for a job. Compared with 2018, the figure increased by 19.2 percent, while the number of unemployed increased by 28.3 percent.

Most of the unemployed live in Jalal-Abad (25,827), Osh (18,005) and Batken (10,953) regions.

"The Qazaq Times"