What share of people in Salah al-Din are in the workforce?

37.7% of people aged 15 and over in Salah al-Din were working or looking for work in 2024 (the economic activity rate), 9th highest of 18 governorates; the Iraq figure was 38.1%.

How has the share of people in work in Salah al-Din changed?

In 2014 the labour-force participation rate for people aged 15+ in Salah al-Din was 40.2%; by 2024 it was 37.7%, against 38.1% for Iraq in 2024 and 43.2% in 2014.

Economy, jobs and prices in Salah al-Din, Iraq: official figures

In 2024 the unemployment rate for people aged 15 and over in Salah al-Din was 9.4%, 4th lowest of 18 governorates and against 13.5% for Iraq.

Unemployment rate, people aged 15+

9.4%

2024

What is youth unemployment in Salah al-Din?

Among young people aged 15 to 24 in Salah al-Din, 11.2% of the labour force was unemployed in 2024 (5th lowest of 18 governorates) and 34.0% were in the labour force; Iraq-wide the youth unemployment rate was 16.8%.

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Has unemployment in Salah al-Din gone up since 2014?

Unemployment among people aged 15+ in Salah al-Din was 8.2% in the 2014 household survey and 9.4% in 2024, up 1.2 percentage points (Iraq: 10.6% to 13.5%).

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What was the unemployment rate in Salah al-Din in 2016?

The 2016 household survey put unemployment among people aged 15+ in Salah al-Din at 10.8%, with 40.8% of people in the labour force; in 2024 the figures were 9.4% and 37.7%.

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How Salah al-Din compares with other governorates

Unemployment rate, people aged 15+ (2024) (2024)

Salah al-Din ranks 15 of 18, highest first. Share of the labour force without work, Iraq household socio-economic survey 2024

Rank	Region	Unemployment rate, people aged 15+ (2024)
12	Kirkuk	12.8%
13	Baghdad	12.3%
14	Al-Qadisiyah	9.9%
15	Salah al-Din	9.4%
16	Karbala	7.8%
17	Diyala	6.3%
18	Babil	4.2%

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Economic activity rate, people aged 15+ (2024) (2024)

Salah al-Din ranks 9 of 18, highest first. Share of people aged 15+ who are working or looking for work

Rank	Region	Economic activity rate, people aged 15+ (2024)
6	Anbar	40.3%
7	Maysan	38.4%
8	Kirkuk	37.9%
9	Salah al-Din	37.7%
10	Nineveh	37.2%
11	Baghdad	36.9%
12	Karbala	35.9%

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Youth unemployment rate, ages 15-24 (2024) (2024)

Salah al-Din ranks 14 of 18, highest first. Share of the youth labour force without work

Rank	Region	Youth unemployment rate, ages 15-24 (2024)
11	Wasit	16.0%
12	Dhi Qar	15.9%
13	Nineveh	15.5%
14	Salah al-Din	11.2%
15	Karbala	9.6%
16	Al-Qadisiyah	9.6%
17	Diyala	8.5%

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Commission of Statistics and Geographic Information Systems (Ministry of Planning): Employment and unemployment indicators: rates by governorate 2014, 2016 and 2024 (household socio-economic surveys), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 7895d40228d9…)

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