TEHRAN – Statistical Center of Iran has put the country’s unemployment rate at 12.6 percent for the spring, which corresponds to the first quarter of current Iranian calendar year (March 21-June 21), IRNA reported.

According to the report, the figure has witnessed a 0.4 percent rise compared to the last spring, and it shows 0.1 percent increase in comparison to the winter’s data.
The figure is estimated based on the data gathered for the economically active population with an age of 10 or above which comprised 40.6 percent of the country’s population.

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