(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) Unemployment in Jordan stood at 12.9 percent in the first quarter of the current year, indicating a rise of 0.6 percent compared with the same period last year, official figures reveal.
Unemployment among males reached 11 percent and 22 percent among females, according to the data by the Department of Statistics. The figures showed that the unemployment rate among university degree holders reached 18.7 percent, while 55 percent of jobless individuals have a secondary school certificate or higher.
Unemployment among males who hold a bachelor's degree or higher was 24 percent compared with 77 percent for females. The southern governorate of Ma'an reported highest rate of unemployment of 16 percent while the lowest rate was recorded in Jerash at 9 percent.
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