Governorate
& Nationality
Sex
Total Male Female
Table 7.2: Unemployed Persons Age 15+ Years by Sex, Governorate & Nationality (Percentage Distribution).
Fourth Round -2021
Grand Total
Percentage

100.0

100.0

100.0

Amman

37.2

36.7

39.0

Balqa

5.8

6.1

4.9

Zarqa

11.2

12.1

7.9

Madaba

2.2

2.1

2.4

Irbid

21.9

21.0

24.9

Mafraq

8.1

8.8

5.5

Jarash

3.3

3.2

3.6

Ajloun

1.6

1.3

2.6

Karak

3.2

2.9

4.2

Tafiela

0.9

0.9

1.0

Maan

2.7

2.8

2.5

Aqaba

1.9

2.0

1.6

Jordanian
Percentage

100.0

100.0

100.0

Amman

37.6

37.5

37.8

Balqa

6.3

6.6

5.3

Zarqa

12.1

13.4

8.4

Madaba

2.4

2.4

2.5

Irbid

21.3

19.9

25.1

Mafraq

5.3

5.6

4.5

Jarash

2.9

2.6

3.6

Ajloun

1.9

1.6

2.7

Karak

3.9

3.6

4.5

Tafiela

1.2

1.2

1.1

Maan

3.1

3.3

2.7

Aqaba

2.1

2.3

1.8

Non-Jordanian
Percentage

100.0

100.0

100.0

Amman

35.7

34.2

55.1

Balqa

4.2

4.5

-

Zarqa

7.8

8.4

-

Madaba

1.3

1.4

-

Irbid

24.1

24.2

22.5

Mafraq

18.3

18.2

19.6

Jarash

5.0

5.1

2.8

Ajloun

0.5

0.6

-

Karak

0.9

0.9

-

Maan

1.1

1.2

-

Aqaba

1.2

1.3

-

Note 1: Slight differences in the totals of some tables are due to weighting procedures and rounding of figures
Note 2: Absolute totals represent the sample size doesn't represent the Kingdom
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