Tag: unemployment rate

Chief stirs controversy over women working in coffee shops

  Islamic Republic Police Chief Khalil Helali told reporters on Sunday that women are prohibited from working in coffee shops and traditional cafes. The Etemad daily reports that according to Helali, women can obtain licences to run coffee shops but they will still need to hire male advisers because the presence of women in coffee […]

Jobless rate rising for university, college graduates

  According to Radio Zamaneh, Iran’s National Census Centre has announced that unemployment among university and college graduates is on the rise. The Shargh daily reports that Adel Azar, the head of the National Census Centre, said the unemployment rate among people with a bachelor’s degree rose from 14.6 percent to 20.1 percent from 2005 […]