Work & Labour in Africa Eastern and Southern 44 indicators covering work & labour for Africa Eastern and Southern. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 63.7% 2025 up 0.8% — Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 70.4% 2025 down 0.0% — Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 75.4% 2025 down 1.1% — Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 65.5% 2025 up 1.1% — Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 50.7% 2025 down 1.9% — Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 52.6% 2025 down 3.0% — Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 48.9% 2025 down 0.8% — Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 68.9% 2025 down 0.4% — Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.3% 2025 down 1.4% — Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 86.2% 2025 up 1.2% — Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 14.9% 2025 up 5.8% — Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 25.3% 2025 down 5.3% — Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 20.3% 2025 down 10.4% — Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 5.0% 2025 down 12.7% — Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 13.2% 2025 down 1.8% — Employment in industry (% of total employment) 9.4% 2025 down 5.1% — Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 36.5% 2025 up 11.9% — Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 33.1% 2025 up 8.1% — Employment in services (% of total employment) 34.7% 2025 up 10.0% — Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 26.4% 2025 down 18.7% — Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 30.0% 2025 down 7.6% — Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 19.9% 2025 down 0.4% — Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 14.4% 2025 down 2.9% — Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 12.7% 2025 down 3.1% — Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 13.4% 2025 down 1.8% — Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 74.7% 2025 up 1.9% — Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 70.0% 2025 up 3.7% — Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 80.1% 2025 up 0.1% — Employers, total (% of total employment) 2.8% 2025 up 5.5% — Employers, male (% of male employment) 3.6% 2025 down 1.9% — Employers, female (% of female employment) 1.9% 2025 up 27.9% — GDP per person employed 11,401 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 down 1.0% — Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of y 22.4% 2025 up 5.8% — Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of 26.8% 2025 up 1.7% — Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of ma 18.1% 2025 up 12.5% — Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 71.9% 2025 up 1.8% — Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 66.4% 2025 up 4.0% — Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 78.2% 2025 down 0.4% — Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 63.7% 2025 down 1.0% — Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 69.1% 2025 down 2.0% — Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 58.5% 2025 up 0.1% — Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 45.4% 2025 down 2.1% — Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 47.3% 2025 down 2.8% — Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 43.5% 2025 down 1.4% —