Employment Policies in Iran and Some Other Countries

Employment is one of the most important issues in many countries, especially in developing ones. There are a lot of highly educated young people who are seeking job in these countries. This issue is very critical in Iran because high unemployment significantly increased in Iran since past decade. The purpose of this study is to evaluate different policies and recomend some solutions for unemployment in Iran. In order to dose first, we have surveyed the experiences between in countries and Iran. The results indicated that countries which were able to reduce unemployment rate have used the polices such as consultation services and tax reductions. Iranian government should develop following polices in order to increase the rate of employment: more flexibility on minimum wage in Iranian provinces, develop centers for guidance of people who were seeking job, develop a database center in the provinces and the country and discount the taxes for firms which employee people who seeking work.