Q3 Employment Rate at 37.5%

The employment rate in the third quarter of the current fiscal year (Sept. 22-Dec. 20, 2020) was 37.5% (23.41 million), down 2.1% compared with the same quarter of last Iranian year. 
Employment rates for men and women were 63.2% and 11.8%, respectively, which constituted 19.72 million men and 3.69 million women, according to the Statistical Center of Iran. 
The employment rate was 36.4% or 17.41 million in urban areas and 41% or 5.99 million in rural areas.