Jordan Pharmacists Face 30% Unemployment
Jordanian Pharmacists Syndicate President Zaid Al-Kilani has spoken about the rising unemployment rate among pharmacists, which has reached around 30%. There is a significant disparity between males, at 20%, and females, at 38%. He pointed out that the job market is experiencing severe saturation, with approximately 5,200 pharmacies operating, while about 3,000 students graduate annually in the field of pharmacy. This creates a gap between educational outputs and market needs. He emphasized that Jordan is among the countries with the highest ratios of pharmacies relative to the population, with about 1,000 pharmacies per 1,000 people, compared to the global standard of roughly one pharmacy for every 8,000 residents. He called for regulating the number of students admitted to the discipline to align with labor market demand. Additionally, he highlighted the importance of collaboration between the academic sector and government agencies to address oversaturation and reduce unemployment rates.
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