forecasting agricultural sector employment in iran

abstract agricultural sector is the most important sectors in the country which has a large share in total employment. the increasing supply of labor because population growth and low capacity of production cause the country with high rate of unemployment. therefore, stand with this crisis is one of the most important works of government. in this study using artificial neural network, the employment is forecasted by 1958-2004 data for 14 years later and results show that the trend of employment in agricultural sector in later years first is diminished and then increased.