Jordan’s unemployment rate fell to 21.2% in Q4 2025 from 21.4% in the previous quarter, marking the lowest level since Q1 2020 and down 0.2 percentage points from the same quarter last year. Male unemployment declined to 17.2% from 18.0% in Q3, while female unemployment remained significantly higher at 34.8%, up from 33.9%. The labour force participation rate stood at 34.5% in Q4 2025. source: Department of Statistics, Jordan

Unemployment Rate in Jordan decreased to 21.20 percent in the fourth quarter of 2025 from 21.40 percent in the third quarter of 2025. Unemployment Rate in Jordan averaged 16.73 percent from 2005 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 25.00 percent in the first quarter of 2021 and a record low of 10.80 percent in the second quarter of 2007. This page provides - Jordan Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Jordan Unemployment Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on April of 2026.

Unemployment Rate in Jordan decreased to 21.20 percent in the fourth quarter of 2025 from 21.40 percent in the third quarter of 2025. Unemployment Rate in Jordan is expected to be 22.00 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Jordan Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 22.00 percent in 2027 and 22.50 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Labor Force Participation Rate 34.50 33.40 percent Dec 2025
Population 11.94 11.73 Million Dec 2025
Unemployment Rate 21.20 21.40 percent Dec 2025


Jordan Unemployment Rate
In Jordan, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
21.20 21.40 25.00 10.80 2005 - 2025 percent Quarterly