The Statistical Center of Iran has put the labor force participation rate — the proportion of the population of ages 15 and above that is economically active either employed or looking for a job — at 41% or 2.62 million people in the third quarter of the current Iranian year (Sept. 23-Dec. 21, 2022).
The rate registers a 0.1% year-on-year increase, it added.
Men’s and women’s economic participation rates were 68.5% and 13.6% respectively in Q3.
A total of 21.85 million men and 4.32 million women of ages 15 and above were economically active in Q3, i.e., they were either employed or looking for a job.
Zanjan Province had the highest labor force participation rate (50%) and Ilam had the lowest (31.7%).
Tehran registered a 40.1% participation rate in Q3.
