The unemployment rate in Morocco decreased to 12.8% in Q2 of 2025, down from 13.1% in the same period of the previous year. It marked the lowest jobless rate since Q2 of 2023, as the number of unemployed dropped by 38 thousand to a six-quarter low of 1.595 million, while the number of employed increased by 5 thousand to a two-year high of 10.863 million. Meanwhile, the workforce declined by 32 thousand to 12.458 million. The unemployment rate among young people declined to 35.8% from 36.1%, while it dropped to 19.0% from 19.4% among graduates and declined to 10.8% from 11.7% among men. Among the employed, the construction sector added 74 thousand new jobs, the services sector created 35 thousand, and the industry sector contributed 2 thousand jobs. Meanwhile, the agriculture, forestry, and fishing sectors saw a decline of 108 thousand jobs. source: Haut Commissariat au Plan

Unemployment Rate in Morocco decreased to 12.80 percent in the second quarter of 2025 from 13.30 percent in the first quarter of 2025. Unemployment Rate in Morocco averaged 10.81 percent from 1999 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 15.10 percent in the third quarter of 1999 and a record low of 7.80 percent in the second quarter of 2006. This page provides - Morocco Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Morocco Unemployment Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on September of 2025.

Unemployment Rate in Morocco decreased to 12.80 percent in the second quarter of 2025 from 13.30 percent in the first quarter of 2025. Unemployment Rate in Morocco is expected to be 13.50 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Morocco Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 13.00 percent in 2026 and 12.80 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-05-05 02:40 AM
Unemployment Rate
Q1 13.3% 13.3% 14.00%
2025-08-04 02:45 AM
Unemployment Rate
Q2 12.8% 13.3% 13.1%
2025-11-04 09:00 AM
Unemployment Rate
Q3 12.8% 13.50%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employed Persons 10863.00 10619.00 Thousand Jun 2025
Employment Rate 37.90 37.20 percent Jun 2025
Population 37.37 37.02 Million Dec 2024
Unemployed Persons 1595.00 1630.00 Thousand Jun 2025
Unemployment Rate 12.80 13.30 percent Jun 2025

Morocco Unemployment Rate
In Morocco, 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
12.80 13.30 15.10 7.80 1999 - 2025 percent Quarterly

News Stream
Morocco Jobless Rate Falls to 2-Year Low
The unemployment rate in Morocco decreased to 12.8% in Q2 of 2025, down from 13.1% in the same period of the previous year. It marked the lowest jobless rate since Q2 of 2023, as the number of unemployed dropped by 38 thousand to a six-quarter low of 1.595 million, while the number of employed increased by 5 thousand to a two-year high of 10.863 million. Meanwhile, the workforce declined by 32 thousand to 12.458 million. The unemployment rate among young people declined to 35.8% from 36.1%, while it dropped to 19.0% from 19.4% among graduates and declined to 10.8% from 11.7% among men. Among the employed, the construction sector added 74 thousand new jobs, the services sector created 35 thousand, and the industry sector contributed 2 thousand jobs. Meanwhile, the agriculture, forestry, and fishing sectors saw a decline of 108 thousand jobs.
2025-08-04
Morocco Jobless Rate Falls to 13.3% in Q1
The unemployment rate in Morocco declined to 13.3% in Q1 of 2025, down from 13.7% in the same period of the previous year, as the number of unemployed decreased by 15 thousand to 1.630 million and the number of employed increased by 282 thousand to 10.619 million. Meanwhile, the workforce climbed by 266 thousand to 12.249 million. The unemployment rate among young people rose to 37.7% from 35.9%, while it dropped to 19.4% from 20.3% among graduates and edged up to 18.5% from 18.3% among women. Among the employed, the service sector created 216,000 new jobs, the industrial sector added 83,000, and the construction sector contributed 52,000 jobs. Meanwhile, the agriculture, forestry, and fishing sectors saw a decline of 72,000 jobs.
2025-05-05
Morocco Unemployment Rate Edges Up to 13.3%
The unemployment rate in Morocco rose slightly to 13.3% in Q4 2024, up from 13% in the same period of the previous year, as the number of unemployed increased by 58 thousand to 1.638 million and the number of employed rose by 82 thousand to 10.673 million. Meanwhile, the workforce increased by 140 thousand to 12.311 million. The unemployment rate was notably higher among young people at 36.7%, while it stood at 19.6% among graduates and 19.4% among women. Among the employed, the service sector accounted for 160,000 new jobs, the industrial sector contributed 46,000, and the construction sector added 13,000 jobs. Meanwhile, the agriculture, forestry, and fishing sectors saw a decline of 137,000 jobs.
2025-02-03