NCRI - As the state of economy deteriorating in Iran workers and the poor paid the heavy price.

According to the Iranian regime's Labor Ministry official figures the number of lay off during the first two months of the spring of the Iranian year went up by 26 percent compared to the same period last year and some 29 percent compared to the same period two years ago.

The number of lay offs during the first two months of Iranian year is more than the total number of lay offs for the entire last year.

Of course the true number is much higher than what has been officially announced.

More than 50,000 workers have been laid off in Iran over the past two months.