Unemployment at 16.3% for 18-35 Age Group: SC

The unemployment rate for Iranians between 18 and 35 years stood at 16.3% in the fiscal 2022-23, registering a 0.2% decline compared with the year before, the Statistical Center of Iran reported.
The jobless rate was reported at 22.6% for those between 15 and 24 years, registering a 1.1% decrease.
SCI put Iran’s overall unemployment rate, the proportion of the jobless population of ages 15 and above, at 9% in the last Iranian year (ended March 20), saying the rate saw a 0.2% decrease compared with the previous year.
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).