By gender, the unemployment rate for men was higher by 0.2 percentage points than that for women (6.3% for men and 6.1% for women).
By residential areas, the unemployment rate stood at 9.5% in rural areas, higher by 6.1 percentage points than the 3.4% level recorded in urban areas.
Youth unemployment rate (people aged 15-24 years old) remained high at 24.6%.
The employment rate of working-age population (people aged 15-64 years old) was 62.7% in January-March 2025, lower by 0.3 percentage points than in the fourth quarter of 2024. The employment rate was higher for men, of 71.3%, versus 53.8% for women, and for people in urban areas, of 69.1%, against 55.9% in rural areas).
Youth employment rate (people aged 15-24 years old) stood at 17.2%.