Unemployment rate of Iran dipped by 4.98% from 12.4 % in 2016 to 11.8 % in 2017. Since the 3.77% rise in 2015, unemployment rate surged by 7.33% in 2017.
The description is composed by our digital data assistant.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]
| Date | Value | Change, % |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.8 | -4.98% |
| 2016 | 12.4 | 12.95% |
| 2015 | 11.0 | 3.77% |
| 2014 | 10.6 | 1.92% |
| 2013 | 10.4 | -14.05% |
| 2012 | 12.1 | -1.63% |
| 2011 | 12.3 | -8.89% |
| 2010 | 13.5 | 13.45% |
| 2009 | 11.9 | 14.42% |
| 2008 | 10.4 | -0.95% |
| 2007 | 10.5 | -7.08% |
| 2006 | 11.3 |