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Rabat - The unemployment rate in Morocco was 9.9 per cent in the first three months of 2015, down four-tenths of a per cent from 10.3 per cent during the same period of last year, according to the High Planning Commission (HCP) latest statistics.
The new figures carried by news website H24info have shown that the number of jobless people currently stands at 1.157.000, down from 1.191.000 in 2014 or a decrease of 34,000 (12,000 in urban areas and 22,000 in rural areas).
The rate of unemployment decreased from 14.3 per cent to 14.3 per cent in urban areas and from 5.1 per cent to 4.7 per cent in rural areas.
The Moroccan economy has also managed during this period to create 27,000 new jobs. These new jobs have benefited services sectors with 4,000 jobs, agriculture and fisheries with 14,000, and industry (including crafts) with 9000.
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