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The total population of Jordan in 2003 was an estimated 5.4 million, of whom  1.2 million represented the labour force. According to the Department of Statistics the unemployment rate was around 15% of the labour force, which means that around 180,000 Jordanians who wanted to work were left without a job. Yet these general statistics on the country as a whole conceal important differences related to gender, age, training level and governorate. An initial analysis reveals the need to improve the mechanisms by which the successful transition from education to work is managed, especially for young people, and to develop training and work opportunities for women, with more support being necessary in rural governorates.