Statistics: Location and Working Hours Among the Main Reasons for Leaving Jobs
Al-Taj News – The findings of the semi-annual report on newly created job opportunities in the Kingdom in 2025, issued by the Department of Statistics, showed that working conditions and the nature of the work constituted the main reason for leaving jobs, at 46.8%. These reasons include the distance between the workplace and place of residence and long working hours, while the remaining reasons accounted for 53.2% of cases of leaving work.
The findings showed that net newly created job opportunities for Jordanians rose to 87,617 opportunities during 2025, the highest level recorded in the Kingdom’s history, while Jordanians accounted for about 91% of the total newly created opportunities.
The net number of newly created job opportunities during the second half of last year reached 46,719, a decrease of 1,794 opportunities from the second half of 2024, when 48,513 opportunities were recorded. It also decreased by 1,684 opportunities compared with the first half of 2025, which recorded 48,403 opportunities.
According to the report, the total number of job opportunities obtained by individuals during the second half of 2025 reached approximately 84,876, compared with 38,157 jobs that were left during the same period.
The private sector accounted for the largest share of net newly created job opportunities, with 34,129 opportunities, or 73.1%, compared with 12,009 opportunities in the public sector, or 25.7%. Non-governmental organizations contributed 1%, while work in households accounted for 0.3%.
Net newly created job opportunities are defined as the difference between the total number of new jobs obtained by individuals during the six-month reference period and the jobs left by individuals during the same period.
The Newly Created Job Opportunities Survey is conducted twice a year, using a sample of approximately 50,000 households for each half-year, for a total of 100,000 households annually, distributed across all governorates and representing both urban and rural areas.
The survey covers the second half of the year, from July through December, and monitors whether an individual obtained a new job, left their job, or changed their job during the reference period.
