Jordan - Unemployment rate

22.9 (%) in 2022

Unemployment rate of Jordan slumped by 5.09% from 24.1 % in 2021 to 22.9 % in 2022. Since the 19.00% surge in 2020, unemployment rate rose by 0.66% in 2022.

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Unemployment rate can be defined by either the national definition, the ILO harmonized definition, or the OECD harmonized definition. The OECD harmonized unemployment rate gives the number of unemployed persons as a percentage of the labor force (the total number of people employed plus unemployed). [OECD Main Economic Indicators, OECD, monthly] As defined by the International Labour Organization, "unemployed workers" are those who are currently not working but are willing and able to work for pay, currently available to work, and have actively searched for work. [ILO, http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/stat/res/index.htm]

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