Work & Labour in Africa Western and Central 44 indicators covering work & labour for Africa Western and Central. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 67.3% 2025 up 0.8% — Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 73.3% 2025 down 1.0% — Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 78.0% 2025 down 2.3% — Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 68.5% 2025 up 0.5% — Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 52.2% 2025 down 6.7% — Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 54.5% 2025 down 8.6% — Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 49.9% 2025 down 4.4% — Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 72.3% 2025 down 0.8% — Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 77.3% 2025 down 2.1% — Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 87.9% 2025 up 3.5% — Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 10.5% 2025 down 5.3% — Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 18.6% 2025 up 14.0% — Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 13.0% 2025 down 7.1% — Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 14.7% 2025 up 25.4% — Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 16.6% 2025 up 13.9% — Employment in industry (% of total employment) 15.7% 2025 up 18.5% — Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 50.4% 2025 up 6.0% — Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 37.2% 2025 up 6.5% — Employment in services (% of total employment) 43.3% 2025 up 6.3% — Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 15.9% 2025 down 8.6% — Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 23.4% 2025 up 10.6% — Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 13.1% 2025 up 22.6% — Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 6.3% 2025 down 20.8% — Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 5.0% 2025 down 34.5% — Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 5.6% 2025 down 28.0% — Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 81.4% 2025 down 2.7% — Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 76.6% 2025 down 2.8% — Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 86.9% 2025 down 2.7% — Employers, total (% of total employment) 11.5% 2025 up 4.3% — Employers, male (% of male employment) 15.8% 2025 up 0.1% — Employers, female (% of female employment) 6.5% 2025 up 19.7% — GDP per person employed 14,840 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 down 6.4% — Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of y 20.0% 2025 down 2.4% — Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of 25.7% 2025 down 5.2% — Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of ma 14.5% 2025 up 3.2% — Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 69.9% 2025 down 3.8% — Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 60.8% 2025 down 3.6% — Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 80.4% 2025 down 4.1% — Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 70.0% 2025 up 0.3% — Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 75.2% 2025 down 0.6% — Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 64.7% 2025 up 1.1% — Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 49.5% 2025 down 4.3% — Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 51.9% 2025 down 5.9% — Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 46.9% 2025 down 2.6% —