Morocco recorded an increase in the number of unemployed citizens in the second quarter of 2021, according to the Department of Treasury and External Finance’s (DTFE) economic report for the month of September 2021.
There are currently 1.6 million unemployed people in Morocco, despite the country having made progress in the first seven months of 2021 with the creation of 215,000 jobs, the report says.
In the second quarter of 2021, the unemployed labor force increased by 128,000 people compared to the same period last year. This increase mainly concerns young people aged 25 to 34 and college graduates.
The volume of employment increased by 405,000 jobs, with a disparity between urban and rural areas.
According to the DTFE’s report, 414,000 new jobs were created in rural areas in the second quarter of 2021, including 339,000 in the agriculture industry, 60,000 in the service industry and 23,000 in the construction industry.
As for urban areas, the DTFE said that 22,000 jobs in agriculture and another 20,000 in the service industry were cut, while 85,000 new jobs were created in the construction industry.
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