In 1997 the official unemployment rate was 15 per cent. The actual rate is estimated to be approximately 20-25 per cent. Workforce per Sector Fig 7. Workforce per Sector Workforce per Sector Welfare and Education Welfare and medical assistance are provided by the government. Welfare provision is not comprehensive but programmes are being developed.
Jordanian children receive nine years of compulsory education in free elementary schools.
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