11 Provinces Suffer Double-Digit Unemployment in Fiscal 2021-22

Zanjan Province saw the lowest unemployment rate of 6.5% among all Iranian provinces in the fiscal 2021-22 (ended March 20), while Hormozgan registered the highest unemployment rate of 15.8%, according to the Statistical Center of Iran.
Eleven provinces, namely Ardabil (10.3%), Isfahan (10.6%), Kerman (11.2%), Kurdestan (11.7%), Yazd (11.8%), Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari (12.3%), West Azarbaijan (12.4%), Lorestan (12.5%), Khuzestan (12.6%), Kermanshah (14.9%) and Hormozgan (15.8%), registered double-digit unemployment rates for people of ages 15 and above in the fiscal 2021-22.   
Yazd had the highest labor force participation rate (47.8%) and Ilam had the lowest labor force participation rate (34.1%), whereas Tehran registered a 41.1% participation rate in the fiscal 2021-22.