UNRWA: Unemployment in Gaza is highest in world

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) said in a news report that the social and economic situation in Gaza is the worst in the world with the highest unemployment rate.

UNRWA added that finding a job in Gaza is not an easy task and that unemployment, according to statistics revealed by the Central Bureau for Statistics, was 41.2% among men and 62.6% among women in the first quarter of the year.

It further noted that, “Finding a job and being able to provide for family and paying bills is out of reach for many young people, especially among young females,” adding that “80% of them are jobless, according to the CBS statistics in the first quarter of the year.”

The report revealed that 80% of the population are aid-dependent, as are the fields of agriculture, health, education, housing and food.