Q2 Graduate Unemployment Outstrips 14 Percent

Unemployment rate for university graduates stood at 14.4% in the second quarter of the current Iranian year (June 22-Sept. 22), posting a 0.5% year-on-year decrease. 
According to the Statistical Center of Iran, higher education unemployment rate for men stood at 9.7% and that of women stuck around 25%.  
The share of higher education unemployment from the total unemployed population was 40.6% in Q2, which indicates a decrease of 0.1% year-on-year.