AMMAN — According to a recent analysis there has been a 130
percent increase in the
unemployment rate in Jordan during the last decade
compared to the previous decade. According to the study, the number of
unemployed individuals at the end of last year was approximately 415,000,
compared to around 182,000
unemployed individuals in 2013, Al Ghad reported.
اضافة اعلان
Unemployment rate reached 22.9 percent
The unemployment rate in the past year
reached 22.9 percent, marking an increase from 12.8 percent in 2013,
representing a ten-percentage-point increase. In 2014, the
unemployment rate reached its lowest point at 11.9 percent, a decrease from 12.6 percent in 2013.
This level was the lowest recorded since the early 1990s.
However, the number of
unemployed individuals increased in 2015 to approximately 209,000, and in 2016, it rose to around
254,000. In 2017, the number reached approximately 333,000, and in 2018, it was
around 323,000. In 2019, it reached 324,000.
The highest rate in the Kingdom’s history
In 2020, the number of
unemployed individuals took a different trend, reaching 404,000. It further increased to 435,000 in
2021, marking the
highest unemployment rate in the Kingdom's history at 23.3
percent. In the last year, the number of unemployed individuals was 420,000.
Accordingly, the
unemployment rate in Jordan
during the first quarter of the current year is 21.9 percent, according to
recent data from the
General Statistics Department.
The
labor force of Jordanians during the past
year was approximately 1.8 million people. However, the gross economic
participation rate (Jordanian labor force as a percentage of the
total Jordanian population) experienced a slight decrease of 0.1 percent, reaching
23.8 percent.
The adjusted economic participation rate
(Jordanian labor force as a percentage of the total Jordanian population aged
15 and above) also decreased to 33.4 percent.
The labor force in 2013
In contrast, the labor force of Jordanians as
a percentage of the total population in 2013 was about 1.4 million people, and
the gross economic participation rate was 22.1 percent, while the adjusted
economic participation rate was 37.1 percent. The adjusted economic activity
rate showed a gradual decline over the past decade, from 37.1 percent in 2013
to 36.4 percent in the following year.
The adjusted economic activity rate
experienced a slight increase in 2015, reaching 36.7 percent, before dropping
to 36 percent in 2016. However, it increased to approximately 39.2 percent in
2017 before declining again to 36.2 percent in 2018. The rate continued to
decrease in 2019 to reach 34.3 percent and saw a slight decline to 34 percent
in 2020. It remained stable in the following year and then decreased again by
approximately half a percentage point to 33.4 percent in the last year.
The adjusted
economic activity rate for Jordanians aged 15 and above during the first quarter of the current year was
33.3 percent, compared to 33.2 percent during the first quarter of the previous
year.
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