Unemployment at 9%: 7.7% for Men, 15.8% for Women

Iran’s unemployment rate, the proportion of the jobless population of ages 15 and above, stood at 9% in the last Iranian year (ended March 20, 2023), indicating a 0.2% decrease compared with the previous year, according to a new report by the Statistical Center of Iran.
A total of 2.34 million Iranians were unemployed in the fiscal 2022-23. 
Men’s unemployment stood at 7.7% while the rate for women hovered around 15.8%. 
Over 1.66 million men and 685,780 women of ages 15 and above were jobless in the fiscal 2022-23.   
The unemployment rate was 9.7% for urban areas (1.93 million people) and 6.7% for rural areas (415,458 people).