Morocco has recorded a slight decrease in the national unemployment rate during the first quarter of 2022, however, the percentage is still high among educated individuals, according to the High Commission for Planning’s latest note (HCP).
In contrast, workers with vocational qualification certificates and training have recovered, recording improved employment rates. At the regional level, the eastern area noted the highest unemployment rate in the Kingdom.
The national unemployment rate decreased from 12.5% to 12.1%, from 17.1% to 16.3% in urban areas, and from 5.3% to 5. 1% in rural areas.
The unemployment rate recorded an increase among young people aged between 15 and 24 years, moving from 32.5% to 33.4%, meanwhile, the unemployment rate among women decreased by 0.2 points, going from 17.5% to 17.3%.
The total volume of unemployment reached 1,466,000 people, a 68,000 decrease, specifically 52,000 in urban areas, and 16,000 in rural areas. The national economy lost approximately 58,000 jobs at the national level, after losing 202,000 jobs the year before.
With regards to university and higher education graduates, the unemployment rate decreased 0.9 points, from 19.8% to 18.5%, as high-level diploma holders saw an increase in the unemployment rate going from 26.2% to 26.7%.
Unemployment increased among specialized technicians by 3.2 points, reaching 35%, then among people who obtained higher degrees granted by colleges and universities by 1.2 points, settling at 28.6%, and higher degrees granted by schools and institutes went up 0.8 points at an average of 9%.
Meanwhile, the unemployment rate among holders of intermediate-level certificates decreased from 16.1% to 14.4%, as the decline was significant among individuals holding vocational qualifications, reaching 2.6 points, achieving an unemployment rate of 22.3%.
At the regional level, the highest levels of unemployment were recorded in the eastern region (20.2%) and the southern regions (6.19%). To a lesser extent, two other entities are above the national average, set at 12.1%, namely Fez-Meknes (14.6%) and Casablanca-Settat (14.5%).
On the other hand, the regions of Beni Mellal-Khenifra, Draa-Tafilalet, and Marrakech-Safi had the lowest levels of unemployment, at 9.4 percent, 9.0 percent, and 6.8 percent, respectively.
With regard to job loss, the HCP clarified that this was due to the creation of 40,000 paid positions, compared to the loss of 98,000 positions.
The services sector created 85,000, construction and public works sectors made 29,000 jobs available, the industry contributed with 13,000 jobs, while the agriculture, forestry, and fishing sector experienced the loss of 183,000 jobs.
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