Egypt's unemployment rate up to 6.7 pct in Q3


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  • Friday, 15 Nov 2024

CAIRO, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- The unemployment rate in Egypt rose to 6.7 percent in the third quarter (Q3) of 2024, up by 0.2 percent compared to the second quarter of 2024, according to the country's official statistics agency report on Thursday.

The report by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics said the total number of unemployed individuals in the period reached 2.16 million, making up 6.7 percent of the entire workforce.

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