2.3% Decline in Q3 Services Employment

The services sector employed 50.4% of the Iranian employed population (11.66 million) in the fourth quarter of last Iranian year (Dec. 21, 2020-March 20), 2.3% less than the corresponding period of the preceding year, whereas industrial and agricultural sectors provided 33.8% and 15.8% of the jobs respectively.
Over 7.81 million were employed in the industrial sector, indicating an increase of 2.1% year-on-year and 3.65 million worked in the agriculture sector, posting a 0.2% YOY increase, the Statistical Center of Iran reported. 
The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade; restaurants and hotels; transport, storage and communications; financing, insurance, real estate and business services; as well as community, social, education, health and personal services.