Egypt's unemployment rate dropped to 6.2% in Q4 2025 from 6.4% in the previous quarter, slightly above the record low of 6.1% seen in Q2, pointing to modest job gains and continued labor market stability toward year-end. The jobless rate for men fell to 3.8% from 4.0% in Q3 and 3.9% a year earlier. Female unemployment also declined to 14.3%, down from 15.0% in the prior quarter and 16.6% a year ago, indicating broader-based improvement. Total employment increased to 32.677 million from 32.498 million in Q3. The labor force expanded by 0.3% to 34.829 million from 34.727 million, reflecting 179,000 additional employed persons and a decline of 77,000 in the number of unemployed, reinforcing signs of steady labor absorption. source: CAPMAS, Egypt
Unemployment Rate in Egypt decreased to 6.20 percent in the fourth quarter of 2025 from 6.40 percent in the third quarter of 2025. Unemployment Rate in Egypt averaged 9.86 percent from 1993 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 13.40 percent in the third quarter of 2013 and a record low of 6.10 percent in the second quarter of 2025. This page provides - Egypt Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Egypt Unemployment Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on February of 2026.
Unemployment Rate in Egypt decreased to 6.20 percent in the fourth quarter of 2025 from 6.40 percent in the third quarter of 2025. Unemployment Rate in Egypt is expected to be 6.10 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Egypt Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 6.20 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.