Rising job openings, high unemployment
The article points out that the increase in job opportunities in Jordan in 2025, which reached 87,617 positions with the private sector accounting for 73.1% of them, has not yet translated into a significant decrease in the unemployment rate, which remained at 21% in the second quarter of 2026. The main reason is that the labor market reacts slowly, and the large gap between educational skills and market requirements leads to skill-based unemployment rather than job unemployment. The article emphasizes the importance of rethinking the education system, especially technical and vocational education, to incorporate direct training, digital skills, and practical skills into academic programs. It also stresses the need to establish a national labor market information system that connects data with education, in order to transform job opportunities into real productivity and enable youth to acquire the skills that qualify them effectively for the labor market.
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