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) 63.7% 2025 up 0.8% 5th Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 70.4% 2025 down 0.0% 18th Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 75.4% 2025 down 1.1% 41st Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 65.5% 2025 up 1.1% 17th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 50.7% 2025 down 1.9% 7th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 52.6% 2025 down 3.0% 15th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 48.9% 2025 down 0.8% 6th Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 68.9% 2025 down 0.4% 6th Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.3% 2025 down 1.4% 18th Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 86.2% 2025 up 1.2% 5th Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 14.9% 2025 up 5.8% 3rd Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 25.3% 2025 down 5.3% 39th Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 20.3% 2025 down 10.4% 3rd Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 5.0% 2025 down 12.7% 47th Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 13.2% 2025 down 1.8% 46th Employment in industry (% of total employment) 9.4% 2025 down 5.1% 47th Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 36.5% 2025 up 11.9% 40th Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 33.1% 2025 up 8.1% 45th Employment in services (% of total employment) 34.7% 2025 up 10.0% 41st Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 26.4% 2025 down 18.7% 9th Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 30.0% 2025 down 7.6% 37th Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 19.9% 2025 down 0.4% 37th Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 14.4% 2025 down 2.9% 25th Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 12.7% 2025 down 3.1% 25th Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 13.4% 2025 down 1.8% 22nd Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 74.7% 2025 up 1.9% 9th Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 70.0% 2025 up 3.7% 11th Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 80.1% 2025 up 0.1% 11th Employers, total (% of total employment) 2.8% 2025 up 5.5% 44th Employers, male (% of male employment) 3.6% 2025 down 1.9% 40th Employers, female (% of female employment) 1.9% 2025 up 27.9% 33rd GDP per person employed 11,401 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 down 1.0% 44th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) 22.4% 2025 up 5.8% 19th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) 26.8% 2025 up 1.7% 24th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) 18.1% 2025 up 12.5% 6th Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 71.9% 2025 up 1.8% 5th Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 66.4% 2025 up 4.0% 6th Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 78.2% 2025 down 0.4% 9th Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 63.7% 2025 down 1.0% 7th Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 69.1% 2025 down 2.0% 28th Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 58.5% 2025 up 0.1% 6th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 45.4% 2025 down 2.1% 10th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 47.3% 2025 down 2.8% 16th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 43.5% 2025 down 1.4% 7th