Director General of the National Agency for Employment and Self-Employment (ANETI), Hatem Dahmen, announced that the agency has signed three-year renewable partnership agreements with ten major companies operating in the automotive components manufacturing sector.
During an interview on Express FM, Dahmen explained that these agreements aim to strengthen public-private sector collaboration, enhance the state’s social role and promote economic inclusion for all social groups.
Under these agreements, 12,000 jobs will be created in 2025. ANETI’s offices across the country will be responsible for centralizing, processing, and publishing job listings.
The Director General added that collective and individual information sessions will be organized for job seekers, along with direct meetings between companies and applicants, coordinated with regional and local authorities. Additional training and upskilling programs will also be provided if needed.
Dahmen urged young people interested in joining the automotive components sector to register at their nearest ANETI office. He also called on companies to ensure decent working conditions for new hires.
Unemployment Rate Drops to 15.7%
The National Institute of Statistics (INS) reported that Tunisia’s unemployment rate declined to 15.7% in Q1 2025, down from 16.0% in Q3 2024.
Male unemployment rose slightly to 13.6%** (from 13.3%), while female unemployment decreased to 20.3% (from 22.1%).
Unemployment among university graduates dropped to 23.5% (from 25%), with men at 13.6%** and women at 30.7%.
Unemployment hits critical levels in these regions!
Sociology researcher Jihad Haj Salem stated that a report by the Tunisian Institute of Competitiveness and Quantitative Studies revealed that Northwest, Central-West, and Southwest regions saw significant increases in unemployment between 2007 and 2019, including:
– Tataouine (+13.3%)
– Sidi Bouzid (+6.8%)
– Kairouan (+6.5%)
– Beja (+6%)
Meanwhile, unemployment decreased in:
– Ariana (-2.4%)
– Mahdia (-4.3%)
– Bizerte (-0.5%)
– Sousse (-0.8%)
Haj Salem noted on Diwan FM that regions with the lowest development indices saw the highest unemployment spikes, indicating that Tunisia’s economy fails to generate enough jobs to meet demand. He criticized economic policies for failing to achieve regional integration.
He also highlighted Tunisia’s “paradoxical unemployment”, where illiterate individuals face lower joblessness than highly educated people, contrary to the norm where education typically improves employment prospects.
