IMF: Social Unrest and Global Tensions Slow MENA Economic Growth
30 October 2019
The International Monetary Fund, in its Regional Economic Outlook Report, reveals that in addition to global trade tensions, oil price volatility and Brexit-related (…)
Unemployment
Morocco’s Unemployment Rate Drops to 8.5% as Service Sector Boosts Job Creation
25 August 2019
Compared to the first quarter of 2019, the unemployment rate fell by 1.5 points in the second quarter, to stand at 8.5% of the active population. The services sector is making (…)
Morocco’s Unemployment Rate Drops to 8.5% in Second Quarter 2019
11 August 2019
In Morocco, the unemployment rate has officially seen a significant decline during the 2nd quarter of 2019.
Morocco Faces Education Crisis: High Illiteracy Rates and Graduate Unemployment Plague Nation
8 July 2019
In its 2018 Report on Education, Training and Scientific Research, the High Commission for Planning (HCP) has provided surprising data on education in Morocco. More than a (…)
Morocco’s Self-Employed Status Falls Short of Job Creation Goals, Faces Communication Challenges
4 July 2019
Four years after its launch, the self-employed status, supposed to reduce unemployment, has allowed the creation of more than 100,000 jobs, out of a target population of 4 (…)
Morocco’s Unemployment Rate Drops 4.8% in Q1 2019, Urban Areas See Biggest Gains
8 May 2019
The unemployment rate in Morocco has shown a clear regression of 4.8% in the first quarter of 2019. The number of unemployed at the national level has stabilized at 1,211,000, (…)
Moroccan Blind Graduates Petition King for Job Opportunities
14 April 2019
Unemployed blind and visually impaired graduates officially asked King Mohammed VI, in a letter sent on Thursday, to intervene in their claim file.
Morocco’s Unemployment Rate Drops to 9.8%, Creating 112,000 Jobs in 2018
6 February 2019
Good news on the employment front in Morocco where unemployment has just fallen back below the 10% mark according to the latest figures just published by the High Commission (…)