in March 2019, thus registering a 6.2% year-on-year increase compared to the same month in 2018 and a 2.2% rise compared to February 2019, the Energy and Mines Ministry (MEM) informed Wednesday.
Likewise, depending on the type of employer, mining companies hired 66,569 people, who represented 32.7% of total workers in the sector.
Meanwhile, contracting firms employed 137,230 workers, which represented 67.3% of the total.
Regions
Arequipa region holds the first position with 30,812 workers (15.12% of the total), followed by Junin region (20,202; 9.91%), La Libertad (16,208; 7.95%), and Lima (15,763; 7.73%).
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