The number of unemployed people in Morocco dropped slightly by 5%, moving down from 1,44 million to 1,37 million, said the High Commission for Planning (HCP) on Thursday’s note.
Between the third quarters of 2021 and 2022, the unemployment rate fell from 16% to 15% in urban areas (-1 point), and remained stable at 5.2% in rural areas, added the same source.
Regarding gender and group age, it rose more for women, from 16.5% to 17.8%, among young people aged 15 to 24, from 31.0% to 31.7%, and fell among graduates, from 18.7% to 17.7%.
Loss of jobs, mostly unpaid
HCP further stated that the volume of employment fell by 58,000 jobs in the third quarter of 2022, with 194,000 jobs lost in rural areas and 136,000 jobs created in urban areas.
By type of employment, 210,000 unpaid jobs were lost, resulting from a loss of 212,000 in rural areas and a creation of 2,000 in urban areas, added the same source.
Paid employment increased by 152,000 jobs, resulting in the creation of 134,000 jobs in urban areas and 18,000 in rural areas, further specified the same source.
Unemployment falls, mainly in urban areas
Between the third quarter of 2021 and 2022, the number of unemployed people fell by 70,000, from 1,447,000 to 1,378,000, a drop of 5%, resulting from a decrease of 62,000 unemployed people in urban areas and 8,000 in rural areas, said the same source.
During the same period, the unemployment rate fell from 11.8% to 11.4% (-0.4 points), from 16% to 15% in urban areas (-1 point), and stagnated at 5.2% in rural areas, added HCP.
Job losses and creations by activity sectors
Between the third quarter of 2021 and 2022, the agriculture, forestry, and fishing sector lost 237,000 jobs (-7%), resulting in a drop of 233,000 in rural areas and 4,000 in urban areas, said HCP.
The construction sector lost 38,000 jobs, including 34,000 in rural areas and 4,000 in urban areas, representing a 3% drop in the volume of employment in this sector, added the same source.
The services sector, on the other hand, created 189,000 jobs at the national level (151,000 in urban areas and 37,000 in rural areas), recording a 4% increase in employment in this sector, further stated the same source.
The industry sector also created 29,000 jobs, resulting in the creation of 36,000 jobs in rural areas and a decrease of 6,000 in urban areas, recording a 2% increase in the volume of employment in this sector, according to the same source.
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