The 2024 BIT/ANSADE ENTE measure was 11.1% nationwide, 8.7% for men, 15% for women, 16.5% for people aged 14–35, 11.9% in urban areas and 9.7% in rural areas. These figures use the combined test of having no work, seeking work and being available for work. They describe the labour situation, not an entitlement to money or a statutory unemployment benefit. Mauritania has no evidenced direct equivalent of contribution-based unemployment insurance. The Caisse Nationale de Sécurité Sociale (CNSS) covers sickness, old age, invalidity, survivors, work injuries and family benefits, but unemployment risk is excluded from the documented coverage. No contribution-based unemployment payment, general claim window, mandatory monthly reporting system or benefit-sanction system has been evidenced. TECHGHIL, the Agence Nationale pour l’Emploi, provides public employment services. The former ANAPEJ was reorganized under Decree 024/2021. A job seeker can register in person at the nearest TECHGHIL agency or service desk, or pre-register online through DELIL. The file normally includes civil-status documents, diplomas and certificates. After pre-registration, the applicant receives an appointment, meets a designated counsellor and completes validation for a national registration number. DELIL supports profile updates, CV management, vacancy searches, applications, training information, application tracking, counselling and notifications. Vacancy dissemination is free, no applicant fee is stated, and the exact processing time is not published. Local access capacity can vary; 18 local agencies were reported in April 2026. TECHGHIL can provide counselling, orientation, employability support, qualification, internships, placement and assistance with self-employment or enterprise creation. Its employment services do not create a general unemployment payment. Maintaining the job-seeker profile, applying for suitable opportunities and cooperating with a counsellor are service practices, not evidenced statutory monthly proof requirements linked to an unemployment benefit. Formal economic dismissal has separate employment-law consequences. The employer gives written notice and states the reason, informs staff representatives and allows 15 days for their opinion. The Labour Inspectorate must be notified and seeks alternatives such as reduced hours, short-time work or rotating unemployment. Non-compliance can make the dismissal void. A worker dismissed for economic reasons generally has priority for rehiring in the same category for one year, with a possible further year under a trial or probation arrangement. The 1974 collective agreement lists notice periods of 15 days for manual workers, one month for workers, employees and supervisors, and three months for engineers and executives. The employer may owe payment instead of notice, and severance may apply under the Labour Code or the applicable collective agreement. The contract and sector rules determine the concrete claim. Household assistance is separate from individual unemployment insurance. The Registre Social is a national database for poor households, with program-specific eligibility assessed through automated vulnerability and poverty criteria. Its digital platform is free, and complaints can be submitted through 80001030. Taazour, the Délégation Générale pour la Solidarité Nationale et la Lutte contre l’Exclusion, administers relevant solidarity programs, while the Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire (CSA) provides food-security assistance. Tekavoul combines regular cash transfers with human-capital and economic-inclusion measures. Elmaouna provides shock-response assistance through the CSA. These programs are household-based, do not require a job-loss or contribution trigger, and do not create a universal entitlement; amounts and timing depend on the program, with quarterly or shock-based support where applicable. After unemployment, TECHGHIL may connect applicants with vacancies, internships, qualifications, self-employment and enterprise support. TAHFIZ supports subsidized direct recruitment, TED’ÏM combines a pre-hire trial with post-hire support, TEAHIL provides employer-tailored training and TEMHIR offers a paid immersion internship. Each mechanism has its own conditions and does not guarantee placement or payment. A 2026 TECHGHIL financing call for disability entrepreneurship covered all wilayas and required Mauritanian nationality, age 20–55, a disability card or attestation, unemployed status and registration in the TECHGHIL database. Verification, automated preselection and an interview preceded technical and financial support; the applicable deadline and detailed criteria came from the specific call.
Unemployment in Mauritania
Unemployment in Mauritania describes a period without paid work in which a person is seeking and available for work. The 2024 BIT/ANSADE ENTE measure was 11.1% nationwide, with higher rates for women at 15% and people aged 14–35 at 16.5%. Mauritania has no evidenced statutory unemployment insurance or general unemployment payment; job seekers mainly use TECHGHIL for registration, counselling and job matching, while household safety-net programs apply separate vulnerability criteria.
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