The Relationship between Government Programs and Unemployment Rates in Jordan (2004-2014)

Abstract

This study is aimed to show the relationship between governmental programs and unemployment rates in Jordan for the period (2004 – 2014). The study relied on descriptive methodology to show the relationship between the study variables represented by unemployment rate and the governmental programs that have been implemented during the study period, namely: (economic and social development plan and the employment and the vocational & technical training support, which are a part of the Executive Development Program).The study showed a relationship between the governmental programs, which have been implemented, and the unemployment rates, since unemployment rates declined as a result of the implementation of these programs during the study period.The study concluded the number of recommendations including: Establishing development projects to stimulate economic growth, orientation of local and foreign investments towards direct treatment  to reduce the unemployment rate by providing actual job opportunities, adjustment and regulation of  labor market and seeking the substitution of national workers instead of foreign workers gradually, adjustment of the employment process in the qualified industrial zones, unify efforts and increase coordination between the concerned parties and bodies to solve the unemployment problem and helping the groups more affected by the issue of unemployment and to focus on a young group of (17-24) years old by orienting them towards professional and vocational work.