The Department of Statistics has released its quarterly report on employment and unemployment in Jordan for Q2 2025. The report shows that the male unemployment rate reached 18.1% in Q2 2025, marking a 0.8 percentage point decline compared to Q2 2024.
اضافة اعلان
The overall unemployment rate for the same quarter was 21.3%, slightly down by 0.1 percentage points from 21.4% in Q2 2024. Over the past three years, unemployment has decreased by 1.3 percentage points compared with the same quarter in 2022.
Meanwhile, the female unemployment rate rose to 32.8% in Q2 2025, up 1.8 percentage points compared to Q2 2024. Compared with Q1 2025, male unemployment decreased by 0.5 points, while female unemployment increased by 1.6 points.
Key Findings:
Education Level of the Unemployed: Around 60.5% of the unemployed hold a secondary education or higher, while 39.4% have less than secondary education.
Unemployment by Governorate: The highest rate was recorded in Ma’an at 33.9%, and the lowest in Aqaba at 15.6%.
Employment by Age: Among people aged 23+, 31.7% were employed. Of employed males, 58.4% were aged 20–39; for females, 59.2% were in this age group.
Education Level of the Employed: 42.3% held qualifications above secondary, 9.6% had secondary qualifications, and 47.6% had less than secondary.
Employment of Foreign Workers: Their share fell to 44.5% of total employed, down from 45.2% in Q2 2024.
Labor Force Participation:
The adjusted economic participation rate (labor force as a share of population aged 15+) was 33.5% in Q2 2025, slightly down from 33.9% in Q2 2024.
For males: 52.3% (down from 53.6% in Q2 2024).
For females: 14.6% (up from 13.9% in Q2 2024), below the Arab average of 18.1%.
Among female workers, 74.6% held a bachelor’s degree or higher, compared to 27.3% of male workers. In the public sector, females represented 22.3% of total employees.
Methodology
The Labor Force Survey covers a sample of 16,560 households across all governorates, representing urban and rural areas. The survey is conducted mid-quarter and reflects employment and unemployment for the full quarter (April–June). Respondents are asked whether they sought work in the four weeks prior to the interview, following internationally recognized recommendations used in Jordan.
-- (Petra)
