In a recent report, the African Center for Strategic Studies and Digitalization (CAESD) examined the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the evolution of jobs in five countries across the region. In Morocco, 14% of jobs are considered at high risk of automation, placing the kingdom at a crossroads between transformation and its ability to absorb these changes. Zouheir Lakhdissi, vice president of the center, discusses with Yabiladi the dynamics needed to support this shift.
Over the past year, the unemployment rate among women rose sharply by 1.1 percentage points, reaching 20.5% in 2025. These figures from the HCP are particularly alarming, as they confirm a sustained and unprecedented upward trend, despite numerous public initiatives launched over the years to curb it.