Unemployment at 9.2% in Q1 

Iran’s unemployment rate, the proportion of the jobless population of ages 15 and above, stood at 9.2% in the first quarter of the current Iranian year (March 21-June 21), indicating a 0.4% year-on-year increase. 
According to a new report by the Statistical Center of Iran, a total of 2.4 million Iranians were unemployed in Q1. Men’s unemployment stood at 7.8% while the rate for women hovered around 16.1%. 
Over 1.69 million men and 708,085 women of ages 15 and above were jobless in Q1.