Morocco - Kadar Pengangguran

The unemployment rate in Morocco edged down to 10 percent in the first quarter of 2019 from 10.5 percent in the same period a year ago. The number of unemployed decreased by 61 thousand to 1.211 million while employed increased by 15 thousand to 10.897 million. Among sectors, jobs were added in services (+144,000); construction (+19,000) and industry including handicrafts (+4,000) while agriculture & fisheries lost positions (-152,000), as poor rainfall in the winter months has hampered cereal crop development. By genders, the jobless rate was lower for men (8.5% vs 8.9% in Q1 2018) than for women (14.7% vs 15.1%). Meantime, the unemployment rate remained high among youth aged 15-24 (24.1% vs 25.7%), the 25-34 age group (15.9% vs 16.7%) and college graduates (17.1% vs 18.3%).

The unemployment rate in Morocco decreased slightly to 9.8 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018 from 10.2 percent in the same period a year ago. The number of unemployed went down by 48 thousand to 1.168 million while employed increased by 112 thousand to 10.811 million. Among sectors, jobs were added in services (+65,000); construction (+15,000); industry including handicrafts (+13,000) and agriculture & fisheries (+19,000) as abundant rainfall provided a good harvest for the second straight year. By genders, the jobless rate was lower for men (8.4% vs 8.8% in Q4 2017) than for women (14.0 vs 14.7%). Meantime, the unemployment rate remained relatively high among youth aged 15-24 (26% vs 26.5%), the 25-34 age group (15.1% vs 15.4%) and college graduates (17.1% vs 17.9%).