TEHRAN – More than 38,392 persons were employed in over 2,411 newly established industrial units of the country’s industrial parks in the last Iranian calendar year (ended on March 20).

As IRNA reported, according to Deputy Minister of Industries, Mining and Trade Ali Yazdani, the number of industrial units which went online during the mentioned period rose by 8 percent compared to the preceding year’s 2,227 units.

“The figure for employment also rose by 20 percent compared to the last year’s 32,021 people,” the official added.

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