Jordan — Unemployment rate
percent · Annual · 1983–2025 · 43 observations
About this series
The unemployment rate is the number of people without work who are available for and seeking work, divided by the labour force. It is expressed as a percentage.
Jordan's unemployment rate reading was 16.5% in 2025. The period change from 16.7% in 2024 was −0.16 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of 19.6%.
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- Annual data, 1983–2025
- Quarterly data, 2005–2024
- Monthly data, 1993–2022
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Latest observations
2016–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 16.5 % |
| 2024 | 16.7 % |
| 2023 | 22 % |
| 2022 | 22.9 % |
| 2021 | 24.1 % |
5 earlier values, back to 2016
| 2020 | 22.7 % |
| 2019 | 19.1 % |
| 2018 | 18.6 % |
| 2017 | 18.3 % |
| 2016 | 15.3 % |