The unemployment rate for Iranian youth between 15 and 24 years was 24% in the first quarter of the current Iranian year (March 21-June 21), registering a 1.9% year-on-year increase.
The rate for young people (ages 18 to 35 years) stood at 16.6%, which indicate a 1% YOY rise, according to the Statistical Center of Iran.
The figure the center reported on its website.
Overall, the unemployment rate in Iran, the proportion of the jobless population of ages 15 and above, stood at 9.2% in Q1 (spring), indicating a 0.4% year-on-year increase.
According to SCI, a total of 2.4 million Iranians were unemployed during the period.
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.
The unemployment rate was 10.1% for urban areas (1.99 million people) and 6.4% for rural areas (405,180 people).
The unemployment rate for university graduates stood at 13.2% in Q1, posting a 0.2% decrease YOY. Higher education unemployment rate for men stood at 9.1% and that of women stuck around 22.3%.
The share of higher education unemployment from the total unemployed population was 39.7% in Q1, which indicates a decrease of 0.6% year-on-year.
The unemployment shares of male and female graduates from the total unemployed population stood at 27.1% and 69.8%, respectively, while the share of higher education unemployment from the total unemployed population was 43.2% in urban areas and 25.7% in rural areas during the period.
Hamedan Province saw the lowest unemployment rate of 6.5% among all Iranian provinces in Q1 while Kermanshah registered the highest unemployment rate of 15.4%.
Nine provinces, namely Kurdestan (10.2%), Yazd and Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari (10.6% each), Isfahan (12.3%), Sistan-Baluchestan and Lorestan (12.8% each), Khuzestan (14.1%), Hormozgan (15.3%) and Kermanshah (15.4) registered double-digit unemployment rates for people of ages 15 and above in Q1.
Zanjan had the highest labor force participation rate (47.8%) and Kohgilouyeh-Boyerahmad had the lowest labor force participation rate (35.7%), whereas Tehran registered a 40.9% participation rate in Q1.
Zanjan registered the highest employment rate of 45.2% while Ilam filed the lowest employment rate of 30.6% among all Iranian provinces. Tehran’s employment rate stood at 37.7%.
