December 2021 \ World News \ INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Unemployment Drop in Morocco

DATELINE RABAT: Morocco’s unemployment rate fell by 0.9 point year-on-year to 11.8 per cent in the third quarter of 2021, the official High Commission for Planning has said.

The unemployment rate stood at 16 per cent in urban areas and 5.2 per cent in rural areas, the report added in November. The unemployment rate among men stood at 10.4 percent and 16.5 percent among women, Xinhua news agency reported.

Morocco’s economy is expected to grow by 6.2 per cent in 2021, after contracting 6.3 per cent in 2020, according to the Central bank.

 




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