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AMMAN — Around 23,000 jobs were created during the first half of 2014, according to a study released Monday by the Department of Statistics (DoS).
The DoS survey, a copy of which was made available to The Jordan Times, also indicated that 16,000 of these jobs were for men while 7,000 were for women.
The private sector was responsible for more than two-thirds of the jobs created, recruiting approximately 16,000 persons in the first half of 2014 while the public sector created around 7,000 jobs, the report said.
Around 18,000, or 78 per cent, of the total jobs created during the first six months of 2014 went to Jordanians, according to the report.
The majority of jobs were created in Amman, Irbid and Zarqa, with the capital’s residents obtaining most of them, while Aqaba residents filled the least number of vacancies.
Jordanians between the ages of 15 and 39 occupied most of the vacancies, the report said.
Around 84 per cent of the jobs went to people who are single, while 59 per cent of the vacancies were filled by individuals with no secondary education degree. Holders of bachelor’s or higher degrees obtained 23 per cent of the created jobs.
Holders of degrees in social sciences, business and law obtained the majority of jobs, according to the DoS report.