# Jordan employment programme reports 61,580 subsidized contracts

> The ministry said women held 51.2% of the contracts recorded since mid-2022.

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- Published: 2026-10-11T19:07:54+00:00
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Jordan’s Ministry of Labour said the National Employment Programme had concluded 61,580 subsidized work contracts since mid-2022. Ministry spokesperson Mohammad Zyoud said 31,565 of those contracts went to women, equal to 51.2% of the total.

The ministry also reported that 2,778 families had left the National Aid Fund’s cash-assistance rolls through jobs secured by family members under the programme. It said 53,190 employees received job-related skills training and another 11,527 received workplace-skills and occupational health and safety training. These are cumulative programme figures supplied by the ministry, not an independent impact evaluation.

## Data

### Reported employment programme figures

Contracts, families and training totals reported by the ministry for the programme period.

Methodology: Figures are cumulative and come from the Labour Ministry spokesperson’s October 11 statement. The reported exits from assistance are not an independently verified impact estimate.

| label | value | unit | period | basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subsidized employment contracts | 61580 | count | 2026-10-11 | observed |
| Contracts held by women | 31565 | count | 2026-10-11 | observed |
| Women’s share of contracts | 51.2 | percent | 2026-10-11 | observed |
| Families reported to have left cash assistance | 2778 | count | 2026-10-11 | observed |
| Employees receiving job-related skills training | 53190 | people | 2026-10-11 | observed |
| People receiving workplace and occupational safety training | 11527 | people | 2026-10-11 | observed |

Sources: <https://petra.gov.jo/en/news/national-employment-program-concludes-61580-subsidized-work-contracts-since-mid-2022> · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/jordan-national-employment-program-contracts-61580-2026/data/jordan-employment-program-reported-results?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/jordan-national-employment-program-contracts-61580-2026/data/jordan-employment-program-reported-results?lang=en&format=csv)

## Sources

- [Jordan News Agency (Petra)](<https://petra.gov.jo/en/news/national-employment-program-concludes-61580-subsidized-work-contracts-since-mid-2022>) (Source checked: 2026-10-11; Published: 2026-10-11)

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