Jordan: Unemployment rate forecast

The latest value from 2023 is 21.98 percent, a decline from 22.85 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 6.90 percent, based on data from 105 countries. Historically, the average for Jordan from 1984 to 2023 is 14.6 percent. The minimum value, 5.36 percent, was reached in 1984 while the maximum of 24.08 percent was recorded in 2021. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: The unemployment rate is the number of unemployed persons as a percentage of the labor force (the total number of people employed plus unemployed). The series includes actual historical values for past years and forecast values for the current and the next few years.