Middle East Economic Survey
VOL. LII
No 17
27-Apr-2009
IRAN
Irans Unemployment Rate Rises To 12.5%
Irans Minister of Labor Mohammad Jahromi announced on 15 April that the unemployment rate released by Irans Statistics Center stands at 12.5% for winter [months]. The centers figures show that the number of people out of work has also grown 0.3% compared to the three months of the fall. According to reports, up to 750,000 people enter the labor market each year in Iran, where more than two-thirds of...
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