Iran's Inactive Population Reaches Over 61% The problem of unemployment and market turmoil, as well as the closure of industrial-manufacturing units, has led to the increase of unemployment level in Iran. Additionally, the sharp inflation of main materials has created such a grave socio-cultural situation, which, according to regime officials, this phenomenon has turned into a security issue.

Iranian women are excluded from the country active work force

IRAN, 20 July 2017-- Iran's Mehr News agency confessed that most of Iran's inactive population consists of young and educated people.

 The news reads, 'The educated population is dissatisfied with the conditions of the job market.

 In fact, these people have stopped looking for a job due to despair or their struggle to find the right job has failed.'

The state-run Mehr News on July 15, 2017, wrote, 'The inactive population has reached over 61% in Iran.'