SCI Reports Q3 Unemployment at Provincial Level

Ilam and Khorasan Razavi provinces registered the lowest unemployment rate of 5.1% among all Iranian provinces in the third quarter of the current fiscal year (Sept. 22-Dec. 20, 2020) while West Azarbaijan registered the highest unemployment rate of 15.5%. 
Tehran Province, wherein lies the eponymous capital city, registered a 6.8% unemployment rate. 
According to the Statistical Center of Iran, Iran’s overall unemployment rate stood at 9.4% in Q3, indicating a 1.2% decline compared with the same period of last year.