RAQQA, Syria (North Press) – The unemployment rate in the city of Raqqa and its countryside has reached 35,5 % leaving breadwinners without jobs, a local official of Raqqa, northern Syria, said.
In April 2021, the Planning, Development and Statistics Office of the Raqqa Civil Council launched a multi-purpose statistics project in Raqqa city and its countryside.
The unemployment rate in the countryside of Raqqa is much higher than that of the city, said Abdulmajid al-Sayer, a member of the Planning, Development and Statistics Office.
The unemployment percentage of the breadwinners in the countryside of Raqqa has reached 39%, while it is 32% in the city, according to al-Sayer.
The office presents proposals and development plans during periodic meetings to avoid the livelihood crises experienced by the residents of the area, he added.
UN reports indicate that more than 90% of the Syrian population lives below the poverty line after a decade and a year of war.
In early July of 2021, the World Food Program tweeted on its official account saying that Syrian families are resorting to debt to buy basic needs, reduce the amount of food they eat and buy it in smaller quantities.