Morocco’s unemployment drops to 9.5 percent

The results of the labor force survey issued by the High Commission for Planning show a decline in Morocco's unemployment rate to 9.5% during the second quarter of 2026, compared to 10.8% in the first quarter, with approximately 279,000 new jobs created. This decrease is attributed to the adoption of a new, more accurate methodology for defining unemployment, which includes expanding the sample to cover 135,000 households annually. This change has resulted in different figures compared to the Bank of Morocco's report, which recorded an unemployment rate of 13% based on its previous methodology for 2025. The revisions clarify that the discrepancies in the data are due to differences in methodology and reference periods, as the High Commission relies on International Labour Organization standards, while the Central Bank's data is outdated. The services sector contributes over 49% of the new jobs, and young people with higher education degrees remain the most affected by unemployment, with a rate of 16.7%, compared to 3.8% among those without degrees.

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