News ID : 249838
Publish Date : 10/8/2025 11:44:39 PM
Iran reports slight fall in jobless rate in Sep quarter

Iran reports slight fall in jobless rate in Sep quarter

Figures by the Iranian government’s statistics agency show that the unemployment rate in the country fell slightly in the quarter to September 22 compared to the same quarter in 2024.

The Statistical Center of Iran (SCI) said in a report on Wednesday that the jobless rate in the country had reached 7.4% in the September quarter, down 0.1% from the previous same period.

The SCI said a total of 24.958 million people from Iran’s population of above 15-year-olds were employed in the September quarter, down 171,000 from the same quarter last year.

It said that the unemployment rate for 16-24 year-olds in Iran was 19% in the three months to late September, down 0.4% from the same period last year, while some 14.4% of 18-35 year-olds were jobless in the same quarter, a decline of 0.4% from last year.

The agency said that the Iranian services sector had been responsible for the bulk of jobs in the country’s economy in the September quarter, with 53.1%, followed by manufacturing at 32.6% and agriculture at 14.2%.

Iran has introduced plans in recent years to diversify its economy away from oil revenues amid sanctions imposed by the US on the country’s energy sector.

That has allowed a major expansion in manufacturing, mining, and agricultural activities in Iran, leading to more jobs for the country’s youth.


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