Iran: Unemployed Univ. Graduates Mount 30%

Deputy minister of labor and social security said that 30 percent of the unemployed in the country are university graduates. Addressing a one-day seminar on technical and vocational education in rural affairs development in Rasht, Gilan province, Morteza Sharif-Nasabi said those with a high school diploma and lower constitutes only three percent of the unemployed, according to IRNA. Currently, 40 percent of the technical and vocational centers' capacity has been occupied by graduates, he said. According to him, the youth... [read full story]