Earlier this week, Iraq's Ministry of Planning, the Central Statistical Organization (CSO), together with the International Labour Organization (ILO) launched a national Labour Force Survey, the first of its kind to be conducted in Iraq in the last decade.
They have now provided a link to the report, which can be downloaded here.
Some key stats:
- employment rate:16.5%
- female unemployment rate: 28.2%
- male unemployment rate: 14.7%
- youth unemployment rate: 35.8%
(Source: UN)
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