The data displays the unemployment rate of Iran from 2007 to 2017. In 2017, Iran's unemployment rate was estimated to amount to 13.1% of the total labor force.
Employment and economy in Iran
Iran’s unemployment rate has been above 10% for the last 10 years, and this rate is estimated to have peaked in 2014, when estimates reached 14%. Also, many of those who are considered employed in Iran are also considered underemployed. Unemployment in Iran is especially high among young people and women; over 70% of the population’s close to 80 million inhabitants are of working age, increasing the overall demand of these inhabitants for work.
