Highest Unemployment in Jordan

Top 76 cities ranked by highest unemployment

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Highest Unemployment — Jordan

1 Aydūn 18 16.5%

2 Saḩāb 16 16.5%

3 Ḩayy al Quwaysimah 16 16.5%

4 Jarash 22 16.5%

5 Aţ Ţafīlah 12 16.5%

6 ‘Izrā 09 16.5%

7 Qīr Moāv 19 16.5%

8 Karak City 09 16.5%

9 Judita 18 16.5%

10 Al Fuḩayş 02 16.5%

11 Al Jubayhah 16 16.5%

12 Umm as Summāq 16 16.5%

13 Kurayyimah 18 16.5%

14 Māḩiş 02 16.5%

15 ‘Anjarah 20 16.5%

16 Safi 09 16.5%

17 Al Azraq ash Shamālī 17 16.5%

18 Aţ Ţurrah 18 16.5%

19 Wādī Mūsá 19 16.5%

20 ‘Ajlūn 20 16.5%

21 Amman 16 16.5%

22 Zarqa 17 16.5%

23 Irbid 18 16.5%

24 Russeifa 17 16.5%

25 Ḩayy Khildā 16 16.5%

26 Khuraybat as Sūq 16 16.5%

27 Wādī as Sīr 16 16.5%

28 Ar Ramthā 18 16.5%

29 Ṣuwayliḥ 02 16.5%

30 Sūf 22 16.5%

31 As Salţ 02 16.5%

32 Aqaba 21 16.5%

33 Rukban 15 16.5%

34 Marj Al Hamam 16 16.5%

35 Mādabā 23 16.5%

36 Mafraq 15 16.5%

37 Az̧ Z̧ulayl 17 16.5%

38 Ma'an 19 16.5%

39 Ḩayy al Bunayyāt 16 16.5%

40 Sāl 18 16.5%

41 Malkā 18 16.5%

42 Kafr Abīl 18 16.5%

43 Dayr Yūsuf 18 16.5%

44 Al Ḩamrā’ 15 16.5%

45 Saḩam al Kaffārāt 18 16.5%

46 Raymūn 22 16.5%

47 Waqqāş 18 16.5%

48 Al Kittah 22 16.5%

49 Al Qaţrānah 09 16.5%

50 Ḩātim 18 16.5%

51 Kharjā 18 16.5%

52 Ḩalāwah 20 16.5%

53 Şabḩā 15 16.5%

54 Kitim 18 16.5%

55 Al Khinzīrah 09 16.5%

56 Tibnah 18 16.5%

57 Balīlā 22 16.5%

58 Al Mazār al Janūbī 09 16.5%

59 Aţ Ţayyibah 18 16.5%

60 Sakib 22 16.5%

61 Ash Shajarah 18 16.5%

62 Jāwā 16 16.5%

63 Şakhrah 20 16.5%

64 Rehab 15 16.5%

65 Ruwaished 15 16.5%

66 ‘Ayn Jannā 20 16.5%

67 Al Karāmah 02 16.5%

68 Qumaym 18 16.5%

69 Şammā 18 16.5%

70 Kafr Asad 18 16.5%

71 Bayt Yāfā 18 16.5%

72 Al Quwayrah 19 16.5%

73 ‘Ayy 09 16.5%

74 Buşayrā 12 16.5%

75 Kafr Sawm 18 16.5%

76 Ḩakamā 18 16.5%

Cities with the highest unemployment rates in Jordan face significant economic challenges. Aydūn has an unemployment rate of 16.5%. These communities often struggle with limited job opportunities, industry decline, or seasonal employment patterns.

High unemployment can have cascading effects on a community, including reduced consumer spending, lower tax revenues, and increased demand for social services. Understanding the causes — whether structural, cyclical, or seasonal — is important for developing effective solutions.

Many cities with high unemployment are actively working to diversify their economies, attract new industries, and invest in workforce development programs to help residents gain skills for in-demand occupations.

Did You Know?

1. In Aydūn, about 1 in 6 workers is looking for a job.
2. Seasonal economies (tourism, agriculture) can cause unemployment rates to fluctuate dramatically throughout the year.
3. Many high-unemployment cities have seen improvement through targeted economic development and workforce training programs.

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