Working In Iran

Unemployment

-          Unemployment rate of Iran: 15.5% as of 2013.

-          Unemployment has been rising since 2009 and seems to fluctuate 1-2% rising and falling about every 5 years.

-          Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 in Iran: 23% in 2008. (4)

-          16% of women are unemployed and 11% of men are unemployed in the Middle East. (3) (pg. 67).

Average income in Iran:

-          Women earn 80% of men’s earnings in Iran. (3) (pg. 63).

-          Iran is considered a “middle income country”

-          In 2010, Iran's average monthly income was about $500. (5)

Workplaces:

-          More than 20% of economically active women in Iran are employed in the industrial sector (as of 2003). (3) (pg. 64).

-          30-49% of economically active women work in the agricultural sector (as of 2005). (3) (pg. 69).

Citations:

3. Seager, Joni. The Penguin Atlas of Women in the World. 4th ed. New York: Penguin Group, 2009.

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4. World Factbook, CIA. "Iran - Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 (%)." Iran - Literacy - Historical Data Graphs per Year. CIA World Factbook, 1 Jan. 2011. Web. 01 May 2013.  http://www.indexmundi.com/g/g.aspx?v=2229&c=ir&l=en

5. Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. "Economy of Iran." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 29 Apr. 2013. Web. 01 May 2013. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Iran>.