This situation results from a creation of 150,000 jobs in urban areas and a loss of 174,000 in rural areas, said the High Commission for Planning, which has published an information note on the situation of the labor market in 2022.

By type of employment, 136,000 paid jobs have been created, resulting in a creation of 161,000 jobs in urban areas and a loss of 25,000 in rural areas, the same source said.

The unpaid employment has, for its part, experienced a decline of 160,000 positions, due mainly to the decline of this type of employment in rural areas of 150,000 positions.

Regarding the activity rate, it fell between 2021 and 2022 by 0.8 point to 44.3%. This decline is the result of an increase in the population of working age (15 years and over) of 1.4% and a decrease in the working population of 1%.