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46 recent years, the decline has eased, but growth has not been recorded. This indicates that without minimal digital skills, this group has difficulty integrating into the labor market. Thus, we can say that the digitalization of the economy in Armenia has significantly changed the structure of employment by educational level: those with higher and vocational education benefit most from digitalization, while those with secondary and upper secondary education are partially reintegrated into new digital services. As for those with primary education, they continue to be excluded from the labor market due to the lack of digital skills. Figure 4. Percentage changes in the distribution of employment rates by educational level between 2012-2024 and 2020-2024, [8] 2 Regarding regional trends in employment levels from 2012 to 2024, the average employment rate in Yerevan was in the range of 42–51%, and in recent years it has increased to 50.9%. Yerevan is the center of the digital economy, so employment growth is due to the expansion of digital services and high-value sectors. 2 The indicators in the chart were calculated by the authors based on official data from the RA Central Statistical Office , [ 8 ] 5,5 -6,0 13,3 -6,1 -35,4 -61,2 2012-2024 higher, postgraduate secondary vocational pre-vocational (vocational) secondary general basic general 5,7 4,6 19,2 7,2 9,0 -7,5 2020-2024 higher, postgraduate secondary vocational pre-vocational (vocational) secondary general basic general