Baku: As of September 1, 2025, the number of employees working on a wage basis in the economy of Azerbaijan reached 1,764.9 thousand people. Within this workforce, 855.3 thousand individuals were employed in the state sector, while 909.6 thousand worked in the non-state sector.
According to Azeri-Press News Agency, 19 percent of the wage-based workforce were engaged in trade and vehicle repair, 18 percent in education, 13.9 percent in industry, and 8.6 percent in health and social services. Other sectors included construction with 6.8 percent, public administration and defense with 6.3 percent, transport and warehousing with 4.2 percent, and professional, scientific, and technical activities with 3.9 percent. Additionally, agriculture, forestry, and fishing accounted for 2.4 percent, financial and insurance activities for 2.3 percent, and 14.6 percent in various other sectors.
In the first eight months of 2025, the average monthly nominal wage for employees in Azerbaijan’s economy rose by 9.7 percent compared to the same period the previous year, reaching 1093.8 manat. The mining industry, financial and insurance activities, information and communications, professional, scientific and technical activities, as well as transport and warehousing sectors saw higher average monthly nominal wages.