Unemployment Rate in Jordan remained unchanged at 21.30 percent in the second quarter of 2025 from 21.30 percent in the first quarter of 2025. This dataset provides - Jordan Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

In 2024, the unemployment rate in Jordan was 18 percent. Between 1991 and 2024, the figure dropped by 3.41 percentage points, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory.

In 2024, the youth unemployment rate in Jordan amounted to 41.72 percent. Between 1991 and 2024, the figure dropped by 2.22 percentage points, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory.

The unemployment rate in Jordan stands at 21.3 percent according to the latest data from . That reading shows no change from the level of 21.3 percent in the previous quarter and a decrease from the level of 21.4 percent in the same quarter of the previous year. The unemployment rate data in...

Jordanian Unemployment Rate: Female data was reported at 26.800 % in May 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 27.800 % for Feb 2018. Jordanian Unemployment Rate: Female data is updated quarterly, averaging 22.400 % from Feb 2000 (Median) to May 2018, with 70 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 33.900 % in May 2017 and a record low of 15.600 % in May 2001. Jordanian Unemployment Rate: Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Jordan – Table JO.G015: Jordanian Unemployment Rate: by Age.

Jordan: Unemployment rate for males: The latest value from 2024 is 16.17 percent, an increase from 16.15 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 6.29 percent, based on data from 176 countries. Historically, the average for Jordan from 1991 to 2024 is 13.71 percent. The minimum value, 10.19 percent, was reached in 2014 while the maximum of 19.76 percent was recorded in 1991.

Dataset of the Jordan Annual Unemployment Rate, including historical data, latest releases, and long-term trends from 1991-12-31 to 2024-12-31. Available for free download in CSV format.

Graph and download economic data for Youth Unemployment Rate for Jordan (SLUEM1524ZSJOR) from 1991 to 2024 about Jordan, 15 to 24 years, unemployment, and rate.

Historical dataset showing Jordan unemployment rate by year from 1991 to 2024.

Jordanian Unemployment Rate: Male: Amman data was reported at 17.400 % in Feb 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 16.700 % for Nov 2017. Jordanian Unemployment Rate: Male: Amman data is updated quarterly, averaging 9.800 % from Feb 2002 (Median) to Feb 2018, with 61 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 17.400 % in Feb 2018 and a record low of 5.800 % in Nov 2013. Jordanian Unemployment Rate: Male: Amman data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Jordan – Table JO.G017: Jordanian Unemployment Rate: by Region.

Historical dataset showing Jordan youth unemployment rate by year from 1991 to 2024.

Jordanian Unemployment Rate: Irbid data was reported at 17.100 % in May 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 18.200 % for Feb 2018. Jordanian Unemployment Rate: Irbid data is updated quarterly, averaging 14.900 % from Feb 2002 (Median) to May 2018, with 62 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 20.000 % in May 2005 and a record low of 9.500 % in May 2012. Jordanian Unemployment Rate: Irbid data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Jordan – Table JO.G017: Jordanian Unemployment Rate: by Region.

Jordanian Unemployment Rate: Karak data was reported at 16.000 % in May 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 15.900 % for Feb 2018. Jordanian Unemployment Rate: Karak data is updated quarterly, averaging 16.650 % from Feb 2002 (Median) to May 2018, with 62 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 26.400 % in Aug 2005 and a record low of 10.100 % in Aug 2014. Jordanian Unemployment Rate: Karak data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Jordan – Table JO.G017: Jordanian Unemployment Rate: by Region.

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Jordanian Unemployment Rate: Rural data was reported at 18.300 % in Feb 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 19.700 % for Nov 2017. Jordanian Unemployment Rate: Rural data is updated quarterly, averaging 15.400 % from Feb 2000 (Median) to Feb 2018, with 69 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 22.600 % in Aug 2005 and a record low of 12.500 % in May 2014. Jordanian Unemployment Rate: Rural data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Jordan – Table JO.G017: Jordanian Unemployment Rate: by Region.

jordan - Youth Unemployment Rate for Jordan was 41.72% in January of 2024, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, jordan - Youth Unemployment Rate for Jordan reached a record high of 43.86 in January of 2021 and a record low of 41.72 in January of 2024. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for jordan - Youth Unemployment Rate for Jordan - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on October of 2025.

Abstract

THE CLEANED AND HARMONIZED VERSION OF THE SURVEY DATA PRODUCED AND PUBLISHED BY THE ECONOMIC RESEARCH FORUM REPRESENTS 100% OF THE ORIGINAL SURVEY DATA COLLECTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS OF THE HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN

The Department of Statistics (DoS) implements the Labor Force Survey through four rounds every year. The survey covers about 16,500 households distributed over all governorates. The households are selected on the basis of scientific criteria in designing the multistage cluster stratified samples. It should be noted that the survey sample represents the Kingdom, governorates, three regions, urban / rural and Jordanians and non-Jordanians.

It is worth mentioning that the Department of Statistics uses the tablet sets in data collection and processing and an electronic questionnaire instead of the paper format.

The survey main objectives are: - To identify the demographic, social and economic characteristics of the population and manpower. - To identify the occupational structure and economic activity of the employed persons, as well as their employment status. - To identify the reasons behind the desire of the employed persons to search for a new or additional job. - To measure the economic activity participation rates (the number of economically active population divided by the population of 15+ years old). - To identify the different characteristics of the unemployed persons. - To measure unemployment rates (the number of unemployed persons divided by the number of economically active population of 15+ years old) according to the various characteristics of the unemployed, and the changes that might take place in this regard. - To identify the most important ways and means used by the unemployed persons to get a job, in addition to measuring durations of unemployment for such persons. - To identify the changes overtime that might take place regarding the above-mentioned variables.

The raw survey data provided by the Statistical Agency were cleaned and harmonized by the Economic Research Forum, in the context of a major project that started in 2009. During which extensive efforts have been exerted to acquire, clean, harmonize, preserve and disseminate micro data of existing labor force surveys in several Arab countries.

Geographic coverage

Covering a sample representative on the national level (Kingdom), governorates, three regions (Central, North and South), urban / rural and Jordanians and non-Jordanians.

Analysis unit

1- Individual/person.

Universe

The survey covered a national sample of households and all individuals permanently residing in surveyed households.

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

THE CLEANED AND HARMONIZED VERSION OF THE SURVEY DATA PRODUCED AND PUBLISHED BY THE ECONOMIC RESEARCH FORUM REPRESENTS 100% OF THE ORIGINAL SURVEY DATA COLLECTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS OF THE HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN

Mode of data collection

Computer Assisted Personal Interview [capi]

Cleaning operations

----> Raw Data

A tabulation results plan has been set based on the previous Employment and Unemployment Surveys while the required programs were prepared and tested. When all prior data processing steps were completed, the actual survey results were tabulated using an ORACLE package. The tabulations were then thoroughly checked for consistency of data. The final report was then prepared, containing detailed tabulations as well as the methodology of the survey.

----> Harmonized Data

• The STATA software is used to clean and harmonize the datasets.
• The harmonization process starts with a cleaning process for all raw data files received from the Statistical Agency.
• All cleaned data files are then merged to produce one data file on the individual level containing all variables subject to harmonization.
• A country-specific program is generated for each dataset to generate/ compute/ recode/ rename/ format/ label harmonized variables.
• A post-harmonization cleaning process is then conducted on the data.
• Harmonized data is saved on the individual level, in STATA and then converted to SPSS, to be disseminated.

Jordanian Unemployment Rate: 25 to 29 Years data was reported at 25.800 % in May 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 25.100 % for Feb 2018. Jordanian Unemployment Rate: 25 to 29 Years data is updated quarterly, averaging 16.500 % from Feb 2006 (Median) to May 2018, with 50 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 26.100 % in May 2017 and a record low of 12.100 % in May 2007. Jordanian Unemployment Rate: 25 to 29 Years data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Jordan – Table JO.G015: Jordanian Unemployment Rate: by Age.

Abstract

THE CLEANED AND HARMONIZED VERSION OF THE SURVEY DATA PRODUCED AND PUBLISHED BY THE ECONOMIC RESEARCH FORUM REPRESENTS 100% OF THE ORIGINAL SURVEY DATA COLLECTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS OF THE HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN

The Department of Statistics (DoS) implements the Labor Force Survey through four rounds every year. The survey covers about 16,500 households distributed over all governorates. The households are selected on the basis of scientific criteria in designing the multistage cluster stratified samples. It should be noted that the survey sample represents the Kingdom, governorates, three regions, urban / rural and Jordanians and non-Jordanians.

It is worth mentioning that the Department of Statistics uses the tablet sets in data collection and processing and an electronic questionnaire instead of the paper format.

The survey main objectives are: - To identify the demographic, social and economic characteristics of the population and manpower. - To identify the occupational structure and economic activity of the employed persons, as well as their employment status. - To identify the reasons behind the desire of the employed persons to search for a new or additional job. - To measure the economic activity participation rates (the number of economically active population divided by the population of 15+ years old). - To identify the different characteristics of the unemployed persons. - To measure unemployment rates (the number of unemployed persons divided by the number of economically active population of 15+ years old) according to the various characteristics of the unemployed, and the changes that might take place in this regard. - To identify the most important ways and means used by the unemployed persons to get a job, in addition to measuring durations of unemployment for such persons. - To identify the changes overtime that might take place regarding the above-mentioned variables.

The raw survey data provided by the Statistical Agency were cleaned and harmonized by the Economic Research Forum, in the context of a major project that started in 2009. During which extensive efforts have been exerted to acquire, clean, harmonize, preserve and disseminate micro data of existing labor force surveys in several Arab countries.

Geographic coverage

Covering a sample representative on the national level (Kingdom), governorates, three regions (Central, North and South), urban / rural and Jordanians and non-Jordanians.

Analysis unit

1- Individual/person.

Universe

The survey covered a national sample of households and all individuals permanently residing in surveyed households.

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

THE CLEANED AND HARMONIZED VERSION OF THE SURVEY DATA PRODUCED AND PUBLISHED BY THE ECONOMIC RESEARCH FORUM REPRESENTS 100% OF THE ORIGINAL SURVEY DATA COLLECTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS OF THE HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN

Mode of data collection

Computer Assisted Personal Interview [capi]

Cleaning operations

----> Raw Data

A tabulation results plan has been set based on the previous Employment and Unemployment Surveys while the required programs were prepared and tested. When all prior data processing steps were completed, the actual survey results were tabulated using an ORACLE package. The tabulations were then thoroughly checked for consistency of data. The final report was then prepared, containing detailed tabulations as well as the methodology of the survey.

----> Harmonized Data

• The STATA software is used to clean and harmonize the datasets.
• The harmonization process starts with a cleaning process for all raw data files received from the Statistical Agency.
• All cleaned data files are then merged to produce one data file on the individual level containing all variables subject to harmonization.
• A country-specific program is generated for each dataset to generate/ compute/ recode/ rename/ format/ label harmonized variables.
• A post-harmonization cleaning process is then conducted on the data.
• Harmonized data is saved on the individual level, in STATA and then converted to SPSS, to be disseminated.

Trends in unemployment rates in Jordan 1991 2002