28.7 million note: shortage of skilled labor (2006 est.)
Labor force - by occupation:
agriculture: 25% industry: 31% services: 45% (June 2007)
Unemployment rate:
12% according to the Iranian government (2007 est.)
Population below poverty line:
18% (2007 est.)
Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%: 2% highest 10%: 33.7% (1998)
Distribution of family income - Gini index: