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Jordan's 3Q Unemployment Rate Stands at 11.42


(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) Amman November 02 (QNA) - The unemployment rate in Jordan for the third quarter of 2014 stood at 11.4% according to the Department of Statistics.

It said that unemployment among men was 9.2% while it soared to the high of 22% among women according to (Petra) news agency.

According to a statement issued by the department on Saturday the third quarter unemployment rate was down by 0.6% from the second quarter due to employment policies adopted by the public and private sectors that offered more jobs to Jordanians in the labour market.

The statistics showed that joblessness was especially higher among bachelor degree holders standing at 17.9% compared with others possessing different educational qualifications. (QNA)



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