Document Type : Research Paper
Abstract
The phenomenon of unemployment is one of the most prominent economic and social challenges facing the process of growth and development of the Iraqi economy, which is related to a set of economic variables, whether in terms of influence or influence, and thus unemployment is one of the important topics that must be focused on, studying and analyzing the economic variables affecting them, From here the research sought to know the impact of some economic variables represented (the rate of growth of the gross domestic product, the growth rate of current spending, the rate of growth of investment spending, the rate of inflation, and the formation of public and private capital) on the unemployment rate in Iraq during the period (2004-2017), Through the use of multiple linear regression analysis. To assess the ability and effectiveness of economic variables in affecting the unemployment rate in Iraq, Some conclusions were reached, and appropriate recommendations were made to create job opportunities and alleviate or reduce the unemployment problem.