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Second Quarter 2026 Unemployment Decline
The unemployment rate in Egypt decreased to 5.8% during the second quarter of 2026, down from 6.0% in the previous quarter. The number of unemployed individuals declined to approximately 2.075 million compared to 2.126 million in the previous quarter. The unemployment rate among men was 3.4%, while it rose among women to 14.4%. Urban unemployment rates increased to 8.8% from 8.4% in the previous quarter, whereas in rural areas, it fell to 3.5% from 4.2%. The data showed that the proportion of unemployed individuals with at least middle school education or higher continued to rise, reaching 79.7% compared to 79.6% in the previous quarter. Meanwhile, the percentage of those without middle school education decreased to 20.3%. This decline indicates an improvement in Egypt’s labor market during the second quarter of 2026.
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