Unemployment Rate in Iran

Underemployment, the condition in which people in a labor force are employed for less than 44 hours of service per week, stood at 7.9% in the first quarter of the current Iranian year (March 20-…

The employment rate in Iran during the first quarter of the current Iranian year (March 20-June 20) stood at 36.9% (22.96 million), down 2.9% compared with the same quarter of last Iranian year…

The Statistical Center of Iran's latest data on Iran's job market in the first quarter of the current fiscal year (March 20-June 20) show South Khorasan Province registered the lowest…

The outbreak of coronavirus and its associated challenges have had a significant impact on Iranians in terms of labor force participation—the proportion of the adult population (ages 15 and…

Iran’s unemployment rate, the proportion of jobless population of ages 15 and above, stood at 9.8% in the first quarter of the current Iranian year (March 20-June 20), indicating a 1.1% decline…

The Ministry of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare has registered a 94% decrease in the number of people filing for unemployment benefits during the month ending May 20 compared with the…

A total of 840,944 people have filed for unemployment benefits by June 8th, of whom 703,430 were found eligible, says, an official with the Ministry of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare.…

A total of 12,860 billion rials ($75 million) have been deposited into the Social Security Organization’s Unemployment Insurance Fund, according to the Ministry of Cooperatives, Labor and Social…

The youth unemployment rate of those between 15 and 24 years stood at 26% in the last Iranian year (March 2019-20) and registered a 1.7% decrease compared to the year before. According to the…

More than 24.27 million Iranians were employed in the last fiscal year (March 2019-20), nearly 430,000 more than the year before. 

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—stood at 44.1% in the last Iranian year (…

Iran’s unemployment rate stood at 10.7% in the last Iranian year (March 2019-20), indicating a 1.5% decline compared with the year before, the latest report by the Statistical Center of Iran…

A total of 783,000 people have filed for unemployment benefits since March 13, of whom 654,000 were found eligible, says an official with the Ministry of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare.…

The Statistical Center of Iran provides two figures for the youth unemployment rate: the proportion of the population between 15-24 years and those between 18-35 years.

Unemployment rate for university graduates stood at 15.6% in the fourth quarter of the current Iranian year (Dec. 22, 2019-March 19), posting a 2% decrease YOY.  Higher education…

About 600,000 of people have filed for unemployment because of the coronavirus pandemic over the past 20 days, says Hojjat Mirzaie, an official with the Ministry of Cooperatives, Labor and…

The International Monetary Fund predicts Iran's economy to bounce back to growth in 2021. In its latest World Economic Outlook report entitled "Chapter 1: The Great Lockdown", IMF expects the…

South Khorasan Province filed the lowest unemployment rate of 6% among all Iranian provinces in the fourth quarter of last Iranian year (Dec. 22, 2019-March 19) while Kurdestan Province…

Iran’s unemployment rate, the proportion of jobless population of ages 15 and above, stood at 10.6% in the fourth quarter of the current Iranian year (Dec. 22, 2019-March 19), indicating a 1.7%…

Unemployment rate for university graduates stood at 17.4% in the third quarter of the current Iranian year (Sept. 23-Dec. 21, 2019) to register a 1.2% decrease compared with the corresponding…

The employment rate in the third quarter of the current Iranian year (Sept. 23-Dec. 21, 2019) was at 39.6% (24.44 million), up 0.4% compared with the same quarter of last year, the Statistical…

South Khorasan Province registered the lowest unemployment rate of 5.4% among all Iranian provinces in the third quarter of the current Iranian year (Sept. 23-Dec. 21, 2019) while Kermanshah…

Iran’s unemployment rate, the proportion of jobless population of ages 15 and above, stood at 10.6% in the third quarter of the current Iranian year (Sept. 23-Dec. 21, 2019), indicating a 1.2%…

The Iranian labor market has undergone remarkable transformations in recent years. One such unique change is the rise in the number of persons with income but without a job. 

The share of Iranian youths (ages 15-24) who were neither in employment, education, nor training (NEET, for short) fell from 31.6% in the Iranian year ending March 2015 to 29.7% last year (March…