SCI’s Report on Q3 Youth Unemployment

The Statistical Center of Iran provides two figures for the youth unemployment rate: the proportion of the population between 15 and 24 years and those between 18 and 35 years.   
The youth unemployment rate of those between 15 and 24 years stood at 23.6% in the current Iranian year’s third quarter (Sept. 23-Dec. 21), registering a 0.1% year-on-year decrease, latest SCI data show.
The unemployment rate of those between 18 and 35 years stood at 16.1%, registering a decline of 0.4% YOY.
Iran’s overall unemployment rate, the proportion of the jobless population of ages 15 and above, stood at 8.9% in Q3, indicating a 0.5% decline compared with the same period of last year, according to the center.
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.   
The unemployment rate was 9.6% for urban areas (1.87 million people) and 6.8% for rural areas (425,122 people).
The unemployment rate for university graduates stood at 13.8% in Q3, posting a 0.5% decrease YOY. Higher education unemployment rate for men stood at 10.3% and that of women stuck around 22.6%.  
The share of higher education unemployment from the total unemployed population was 42.3% in Q3, which indicates an increase of 2.1% year-on-year. 
The unemployment shares of male and female graduates from the total unemployed population stood at 22.2% and 46.5%, respectively, while the share of higher education unemployment from the total unemployed population was 46.1% in urban areas and 25.5% in rural areas during the period.