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) 67.3% 2025 up 0.8% 1st Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 73.3% 2025 down 1.0% 10th Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 78.0% 2025 down 2.3% 28th Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 68.5% 2025 up 0.5% 7th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 52.2% 2025 down 6.7% 1st Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 54.5% 2025 down 8.6% 8th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 49.9% 2025 down 4.4% 2nd Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 72.3% 2025 down 0.8% 1st Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 77.3% 2025 down 2.1% 4th Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 87.9% 2025 up 3.5% 1st Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 10.5% 2025 down 5.3% 12th Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 18.6% 2025 up 14.0% 47th Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 13.0% 2025 down 7.1% 16th Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 14.7% 2025 up 25.4% 16th Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 16.6% 2025 up 13.9% 37th Employment in industry (% of total employment) 15.7% 2025 up 18.5% 36th Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 50.4% 2025 up 6.0% 29th Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 37.2% 2025 up 6.5% 38th Employment in services (% of total employment) 43.3% 2025 up 6.3% 34th Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 15.9% 2025 down 8.6% 23rd Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 23.4% 2025 up 10.6% 47th Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 13.1% 2025 up 22.6% 47th Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 6.3% 2025 down 20.8% 47th Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 5.0% 2025 down 34.5% 47th Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 5.6% 2025 down 28.0% 47th Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 81.4% 2025 down 2.7% 1st Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 76.6% 2025 down 2.8% 1st Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 86.9% 2025 down 2.7% 1st Employers, total (% of total employment) 11.5% 2025 up 4.3% 1st Employers, male (% of male employment) 15.8% 2025 up 0.1% 1st Employers, female (% of female employment) 6.5% 2025 up 19.7% 1st GDP per person employed 14,840 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 down 6.4% 37th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) 20.0% 2025 down 2.4% 26th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) 25.7% 2025 down 5.2% 30th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) 14.5% 2025 up 3.2% 19th Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 69.9% 2025 down 3.8% 10th Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 60.8% 2025 down 3.6% 13th Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 80.4% 2025 down 4.1% 5th Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 70.0% 2025 up 0.3% 1st Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 75.2% 2025 down 0.6% 2nd Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 64.7% 2025 up 1.1% 1st Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 49.5% 2025 down 4.3% 1st Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 51.9% 2025 down 5.9% 2nd Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 46.9% 2025 down 2.6% 2nd