Job Opportunities and Booming Economy in Jordan

Jordan, located in the continent of Eurasia is borderedeconomic slowdown, this country manages to sustain
by Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Syria, Palestine, Israel and muchhigh levels of GDP growth and foreign investments.
of it is covered by the Arabian Desert. A modernAs a result, the boom in economy continues
nation, it is increasingly becoming a career destinationgenerating large number of jobs in Jordan.
choice for many professionals around the world. Jobs 
in Jordan are available mostly in sectors related to IT,One of the major problems of Jordan is its huge
banking, trading, tourism and various others.dependence on oil imports as the increase in their
 prices is putting enormous pressures on the
The economy of Jordan is majorly supported by theeconomy. But, the focus of government on domestic
exports of light manufactured products like textilesdevelopments in the form of housing and economic
and garments for almost a decade. The liberalzones development initiatives is very promising. It is
economic policies introduced by the King came acrossinviting knowledge based investments to create more
as a major boost for the country's economy. It notand more jobs in Jordan so as to develop the
only triggered the growth of Jordan but also helped iteconomy and employ its own manpower in the
remain stable during global recession. Today, it isprocess. According to Global Trade Enabling report,
among the freest and most competitive economiesJordan stood 4th in the Arab World last year after
of the Middle East region ranking even higher thanUAE, Bahrain and Qatar. The market access, the
the UAE and Lebanon in the 2009 Heritagebusiness environment, the transport and
Foundation Index. It is an emerging ‘Businesscommunications infrastructure and the border
Capital of the Levant' that is experiencing a completeadministration of the country were analyzed in the
metamorphosis from an aid dependent economy toreport. With Jordan included in top 5 countries to
the robust one. This is what creates thousands oftrade globally, it is evident that the country is an ideal
jobs in Jordon for the skilled and able professionalstrading destination for investors around the world.
both within and outside the country. 
 Some of the other sectors offering jobs in Jordan
In the entire Arab world, Jordan has the maximuminclude tourism, banking and real estate. It is especially
number of free trade agreements (FTA) withdependent on future exports of uranium and ICT i.e.
countries like US, European Union (EU), Canada,information and communication technologies along
Malaysia, Singapore and many more while talks withwith trading and tourism of course. Even though the
numerous others like GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council),country is known for hiring semi-skilled workers, it is
Lebanon, etc. are under process. Rapid privatizationnow increasingly offering career opportunities to the
and liberalization has spurred growth at anhighly skilled expats. It is the 1st Arab country to
overwhelming rate in its capital city Amman andincorporate these migrants in the labor law extending
urban center Aqaba. Huge investments are beinga wide range of benefits to them.
made across various sectors with various special 
economic zones (SEZ) and industrial zones attractingAmong the most amazing facts on Jordan is that 2
big investors. The investment incentives like FTAsJordanian companies are listed in the Forbes Global
and low transportation costs for shipping are among2000 list. Another one is that Amman, the country
the major pullers for steel and cement producers.capital is the 4th most expensive city in the Arab
The most interesting part is that despite being hit byWorld after Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Beirut.