The number of unemployed in Morocco was estimated at over one million and unemployment rate in the kingdom amounted to 11.2 percent in the second half of 2003 with over 1 million unemployed people, that is a rise of 0.8 percent compared to the same period last year.
According to MAP, Moroccan labor, social affairs and solidarity minister, Mustapha Mansouri, said unemployment mainly affects urban populations who represent 19.2 percent of unemployed people and young graduates (22.9 percent).
