Unemployment rate in Iraq 2023

In 2023, the unemployment rate in Iraq remained nearly unchanged at around 15.53 percent. Still, 2023 marked the second consecutive decline of the unemployment rate.
The unemployment rate of a country or region refers to the share of the total workforce that is currently without work, but actively searching for employment. It does not include economically inactive persons, such as children, retirees, or the long-term unemployed.

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