Unemployment Reaches 8.9% in Third Quarter, Down 0.5% YOY

Iran’s unemployment rate, the proportion of the jobless population of ages 15 and above, stood at 8.9% in the third quarter of the current Iranian year (Sept. 23-Dec. 21), indicating a 0.5% decline compared with the same period of last year. 
According to a new report by the Statistical Center of Iran, a total of 2.3 million Iranians were unemployed in Q3. Men’s unemployment stood at 7.6% while the rate for women hovered around 15.7%. 
Over 1.6 million men and 653,168 women of ages 15 and above were jobless in Q3.