Graduate Unemployment at 12.8% in 4th Quarter: SCI

The unemployment rate for university graduates stood at 12.8% in the fourth quarter of last Iranian year (Dec. 22, 2022-March 20), registering a 0.2% year-on-year decrease, according to the Statistical Center of Iran.
Higher education unemployment rate for men stood at 9.2% and that of women stuck around 20.9%.  
The share of higher education unemployment from the total unemployed population was 37.2% in Q4, which indicates a decrease of 0.9% year-on-year. 
The unemployment shares of male and female graduates from the total unemployed population stood at 25.3% and 70.3%, respectively.
The share of higher education unemployment from the total unemployed population was 40.3% in urban areas and 23.9% in rural areas during the period.
Q4’s overall unemployment rate, i.e. the proportion of the jobless population of ages 15 and above, stood at 9.7%, indicating a 0.3% year-on-year increase, according to SCI.
A total of 2.52 million Iranians were unemployed in Q4. 
Men’s unemployment stood at 8.5% while the rate for women hovered around 15.7%. 
Over 1.85 million men and 670,349 women of ages 15 and above were jobless in Q4.   
The unemployment rate was 10.3% for urban areas (2.05 million people) and 7.9% for rural areas (473,818 people).