Unemployment rises in Jordan in Q4 of 2014
Xinhua, January 21, 2015 Adjust font size:
Unemployment in Jordan rose to 12.3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2014, compared with 11 percent in the same period of 2013, according to official figures released Wednesday.
Unemployment among men reached 10.9 percent in the fourth quarter of 2012, while among women it stood at 19.1 percent, according to figures released by the Department of Statistics, of which a copy was obtained by Xinhua.
Unemployment rate was high among holders of university degrees as it stood at 16.8 percent in the fourth quarter of 2014, added the figures.
Economic participation of males in Jordan reached 60.3 percent at the end of fourth quarter of 2014, while among women it was 12.6 percent, according to the figures.
The highest unemployment rate of about 21.2 percent in the last quarter of 2014 was registered in the southern governorate of Maan, while the lowest rate of 9.1 percent was recorded in Madaba governorate.
The report, which surveyed 13,000 families across Jordan's 12 governorates, covered both rural and urban areas. Endit