Youth Unemployment Dips in 2nd Quarter

The unemployment rate of those between 18 and 35 years stood at 16.2% in Iran in the second quarter of the current Iranian year (June 22-Sept. 22), posting a year-on-year decrease of 1.4%, according to the Statistical Center of Iran.
For those aged between 15 and 24 years the rate stood at 23%.
Iran’s overall unemployment rate, the proportion of the jobless population of ages 15 and above, stood at 8.9% in Q2, indicating a 0.7% year-on-year decrease.
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.   
The unemployment rate was 9.6% for urban areas (1.91million people) and 6.8% for rural areas (422,734 people).