New jobs to be created as part of regional investment programs approved in 2021

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.