Unemployment at 9.7% in Q4: SCI

Iran’s unemployment rate, the proportion of the jobless population of ages 15 and above, stood at 9.7% in the fourth quarter of the previous Iranian year (Dec. 22, 2022-March 20), indicating a 0.3% year-on-year increase, according to a new report by the Statistical Center of Iran.
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%.