Unemployment drops, challenges remain
The unemployment rate in Jordan decreased to 16.1% during the second quarter of 2026, despite regional challenges, with unemployment among Jordanians dropping to 21% and among women to 19.9%. Although the figures indicate an improvement, the main challenge lies in enhancing the composition of the labor market, particularly addressing the skills gap between educational outputs and the needs of economic sectors. Sustainable success in reducing unemployment depends on increasing productive economic growth, encouraging large investments, and linking new training and qualification programs to the skills in demand, with the aim of turning current progress into permanent and sustainable job opportunities for Jordanians.
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