Labor Force Participation Rate at 40.9% in FY 2022-23

The Statistical Center of Iran has put 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 40.9% or 26.06 million people in the last Iranian year (March 2022-23), unchanged compared with the year before. 
Men’s and women’s economic participation rates reached 68.7% and 13.6% respectively.
A total of 21.72 million men and 4.33 million women of ages 15 and above were economically active, i.e., they were either employed or looking for a job.
Zanjan Province had the highest labor force participation rate (49%) and Ilam had the lowest (32.5%). 
Tehran registered a 40.4% participation rate in the fiscal 2022-23.