The Royal Institute for Strategic Studies revealed that the job market in Morocco is characterized by great heterogeneity in terms of supply and demand, not to mention the low activity rate in comparison to emerging countries.
According to a report by the institute,which was entitled: “Employment and Development: For Public Policies Focused on Work”, despite the large and continuous increase in the population over the age of 15 years, the rate of activity in Morocco is sharply declining, and this is evident in its transition from 54% 1999 to about 47 percent in 2018.
The institute indicates that the inactive population is at a continuous rise in a faster pace than the active population, due to the length of school years and the high share of housewives.
The report stated that unemployment is still relatively high although the rate passed from 12 percent in 1999 to 9.5 percent in 2018. It mainly concerns young people because of the inadequacy of training with the needs of the job market.
According to the institute’s figures, the unemployment rate for persons between 45 and 59 years of age is close to 2 per cent, and in contrast, for young people between 15 and 24 years old, more than 25 per cent.
Unemployment greatly affects women, and in their ranks has witnessed a significant increase in the past five years, reaching 14 per cent, while men do not exceed 8 per cent.
According to the report, unemployment in Morocco is considered an urban phenomenon, as it represents in cities 3 to 4 times its rate in rural areas and is now estimated at 14 percent compared to 4 in villages.
To reveal the dire situation of the labor market, the report notes that a large part of the active population in Morocco, estimated at 12 percent, lives off fragility and informal sector, about 3.39 million of which are active in free professions, including street vendors.
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