Tayyebnia Ali , the Minister of Economy in the government of Hassan Rohani said in an interview: “This year is one of the most difficult years the Iranian economy , because of the coincidence of economic recession and high inflation. “
Tayyebnia added: “The inflation rate in Iran totaled 40%. Such inflation is unprecedented in the country’s history . “
“We are preparing for the arrival of 5 million new unemployed into the labor market, ” warned the Minister of Economy of the Iranian regime .
Tayyebnia stated that “the misery index in Iran is more than 50 % “
(” The Misery Index ” is an economic indicator , defined by the American economist Arthur Okun . This index is calculated by adding the unemployment and inflation rates in a given country. In most countries world, this index is between 11% and 15%. )