At a glance: Division-wise unemployed population in 2024

TBS Report

29 September, 2025, 03:20 pm

Last modified: 29 September, 2025, 03:57 pm

At a glance: Division-wise unemployed population in 2024

TBS Report

29 September, 2025, 03:20 pm

Last modified: 29 September, 2025, 03:57 pm

Illustration: Ashrafun Naher Ananna/TBS Creative

Illustration: Ashrafun Naher Ananna/TBS Creative

According to the Labour Force Survey 2024, the total unemployed population in Bangladesh rose to 26.2 lakh, of which 8.2 lakh were in urban areas and 18 lakh in rural areas. The national unemployment rate stood at 3.66% in 2024.

Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics

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