The Reality and the Level of Unemployment Problem in Jordan

Abstract

The study aims to identify the reality and the level of the problem of unemployment in Jordan .The research concludes the following results: 1- The continuing increase in unemployment rates, for both males and females, among all age groups and at all educational levels. 2- Unemployment rates of female much higher than those of males. 3-Low rates of unemployment with aging,(i.e., the unemployment rates in the younger age groups: (15-19) and (20-24) were higher than of those of the older age groups. 4- The results indicate that the problem of unemployment from which Jordan suffered was often due to weak national economy, despite all the governmental policies  which try to solve this governorate problem, but the unemployment rate in Jordan is still high compared with the population. 5- Unemployment at the governorate level is concentrated in the governorates of the Capital, Irbid  and, Zarqa. In other words, the three governorates constitute almost two-thirds of the unemployed. This shows that the highest populous governorate has the highest levels of unemployment, more than those governorates of low population density. 6-Lack of harmonization between the needs of the labor market and educational outcomes; that led to disequilibrium between supply and demand in the Jordanian economy in the past two decades.

Keywords: unemployment, governorate population, incentive, privilege, labour market, vocational training.