Iran’s unemployment rate, the proportion of the jobless population of ages 15 and above, stood at 8.9% in the second quarter of the current Iranian year (June 22-Sept. 22), indicating a 0.7% year-on-year decrease, according to a new report by the Statistical Center of Iran.
A total of 2.33 million Iranians were unemployed in Q2.
Men’s unemployment stood at 7.3% while the rate for women hovered around 17.2%.
Over 1.58 million men and 748,336 women of ages 15 and above were jobless in Q2.
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