Iran unemployment

2.1% Improvement in Iran's NEET Unemployment Over 5 Years

EghtesadOnline: T he share of Iranian young people (ages 15-24) who were not in employment, education or training (NEETs, for short) fell from 38.3% in the fiscal 2011-12 to 36.2% in 2016-17,…
2018-06-12 05:41
Unemployment at 12.1% Last Year

EghtesadOnline: Iran’s unemployment rate stood at 12.1% in the last fiscal year that ended on March 20, registering a 0.3% drop compared with the year before, according to the latest report by…
2018-04-21 13:31
SCI Puts Iran's Winter Unemployment Rate at 12.1%

EghtesadOnline: Iran’s unemployment rate in the fourth quarter of the last fiscal year (Dec. 22, 2017-March 20) stood at 12.1%, registering a 0.4% drop compared with the same period of the year…
2018-04-15 11:01
Unemployment Forecast at 12.1 Percent

EghtesadOnline: The jobless rate is forecast by the Plan and Budget Organization of Iran to stand at 12.1% and economic growth to reach 5% in the current fiscal year (March 2017-18).
2018-01-27 06:41
Misery Index Reaches Lowest in Past 4 Years

EghtesadOnline: Inflation and unemployment are economic indices that directly affect people’s well-being.
2018-01-14 12:45
Unemployment Lowest in Free Trade Zones

EghtesadOnline: No one is jobless in Kish Free Trade Zone, the unemployment rate in Qeshm FTZ (about 6%) is half the country’s average and the number of jobless is very low in Aras FTZ, the secretary…
2018-01-14 09:25
Unemployment Remains Critical

EghtesadOnline: A total of 26% of Iranian households (4.8 million) in urban areas had no employed member in the last fiscal year (ended March 20, 2017), according to data released by the Central…
2017-11-07 07:08
Summer Unemployment Declines by 1 Percent

EghtesadOnline: Iran’s unemployment rate in the second quarter of the current fiscal year (June 22-Sept. 22) stood at 11.7%, registering a 1% drop compared with the same period of last year and…
2017-10-07 06:17
Historic Patterns in Iran’s Job Market

EghtesadOnline: The unemployment of three groups, namely young people, women and the educated, will put considerable pressure on Iran’s labor market in the coming years.
2017-09-06 08:31
President Rouhani: Unemployment to top agenda of new gov't

EghtesadOnlline: President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that the 12th government is to spare no efforts to tackle unemployment through annual creation of over 900,000 job opportunities.
2017-08-27 06:36
Job Creation Tops New Government Agenda

EghtesadOnline: As 16 of the ministerial nominees proposed by President Hassan Rouhani got the parliamentary vote of confidence on Sunday, the president and his Cabinet know exactly what one…
2017-08-22 08:31
$5.3b to Help Tackle Unemployment

EghtesadOnline: The Central Bank of Iran is set to provide 200 trillion rials ($5.3 billion) to boost employment in the country in an agreement with the Ministry of Cooperatives, Labor and Social…
2017-07-08 08:06
Spring Unemployment at 12.6%

EghtesadOnline: Iran’s unemployment rate in the first quarter of the current fiscal year (March 21-June 21) stood at 12.6%, registering a 0.4% rise compared with last year's corresponding period…
2017-07-05 09:43
Tayyebnia Promises More Tangible Economic Growth

EghtesadOnline: Economy Minister Ali Tayyebnia said the effects of the country’s recent economic rebound will soon be felt more tangibly in the lives of ordinary Iranians, reversing a period…
2017-05-03 11:55
Economist: Expats’ Investment Vital to Spur Economy

EghtesadOnline: Untying the Gordian Knot of unemployment is no easy task. That’s what all officials and analysts say.
2017-04-09 07:54
Iran Unemployment Rate at 12.4%

EghtesadOnline: Iran’s unemployment rate in the current fiscal year (March 2016-17) stood at 12.4%, registering a 1.4% rise compared with the last year, the latest report by the Statistical Center…
2017-03-19 10:34
Presidential Advisor Outlines 6 Challenges of Iran’s Economy

EghtesadOnline: Water crisis, environmental woes, crumbling pension funds, banking troubles, budget deficit and unemployment are six major challenges of Iran’s economy, the senior economic advisor…
2017-03-08 16:06
700,000 Jobs Will Be Created Next Year

EghtesadOnline: Seven-hundred new jobs will be created in the next Iranian year (March 2017-18), says Minister of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare Ali Rabiei.
2017-02-22 05:50
Interest-Free Loans to Help Create Jobs

EghtesadOnline: The Central Bank of Iran is obligated to allocate interest-free loans to socially vulnerable people covered by two main charity organizations, announced the head of Majlis Joint…
2017-01-09 15:04
President: Government creates 704,000 jobs a year

EghtesadOnline: President Hassan Rouhani said in a televised speech on Sunday night that the government created 704,000 sustainable jobs a year.
2017-01-02 07:45
1.44m New Jobs in 1st Half

EghtesadOnline: The government generated 1,445,000 jobs during the first six months of the current Iranian year (started March 20, 2016), according to Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance…
2016-12-24 15:39
Jahangiri: Great works need to be done to create jobs for young population

EghtesadOnline: First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri said on Monday that great works should be done to provide jobs for the young population.
2016-12-12 15:05