New jobs to be created as part of regional investment programs approved in 2021
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The task has been set to implement regional investment projects in 2021 and create more than 200.0 thousand new jobs in them.
As a result, in the first 8 months of this year, instead of 37.0 thousand jobs in 2,898 projects worth 14.8 trillion soums, 84,100 jobs were actually created in 7,471 projects worth 29.6 trillion soums. In particular:
- 2,541 thousand jobs were launched ahead of schedule in 34.8 projects;
- additional (reserve) projects - 16.8 thousand jobs were created in 2,119 projects.
In the context of networks:
- In the textile and textile industry - 16.7 thousand jobs in 325 projects;
- In the building materials industry - 7.1 thousand jobs in 621 projects;
- In the food industry - 4.7 thousand jobs in 464 projects;
- In the furniture and paper industry - 1.9 thousand jobs in 199 projects;
- In the chemical industry - 1.9 thousand jobs in 103 projects;
- In the electrical industry - 806 jobs for 28 projects;
- In the leather and footwear industry - 43 jobs in 1,128 projects;
- In the pharmaceutical industry - 27 jobs in 518 projects;
- In other industries - 3.1 thousand jobs in 170 projects;
- In the service sector - 28.2 thousand jobs in 3,181 projects;
- In the field of agriculture, 2,310 projects created 18.1 thousand jobs.