In 2024, the unemployment rate in Northern Africa was expected to be 20.5 percent among women and 8.4 percent among men. Unemployment in the region fluctuated from 2012 onwards, and the female rate remained higher throughout the period under review. In fact, the region recorded the widest unemployment gender gap in Africa in 2022.
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ILO. (November 14, 2023). Unemployment rate in North Africa from 2012 to 2024, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321655/unemployment-rate-in-north-africa-by-gender/
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ILO. (2023). Unemployment rate in North Africa from 2012 to 2024, by gender . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321655/unemployment-rate-in-north-africa-by-gender/
ILO. "Unemployment Rate in North Africa from 2012 to 2024, by Gender ." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321655/unemployment-rate-in-north-africa-by-gender/
ILO, Unemployment rate in North Africa from 2012 to 2024, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321655/unemployment-rate-in-north-africa-by-gender/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Unemployment rate in North Africa from 2012 to 2024, by gender [Graph], ILO, November 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321655/unemployment-rate-in-north-africa-by-gender/