Work & Labour in Algeria 286 indicators covering work & labour for Algeria. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Female unemployment rate 20.6% 2025 up 23.3% 15th Share of male vs. female employment in industry 33.6% 2025 up 2.7% 36th Share of male vs. female employment in agriculture 10.5% 2025 up 5.0% 119th Share of male vs. female employment in services 55.8% 2025 down 2.4% 75th Employment rate, men vs. women 59.9% 2025 down 2.6% 138th Employment rate 36.0% 2025 down 4.4% 173rd Youth unemployment rate 29.4% 2025 down 3.1% 21st Population by labor force status 14.20 million people 2025 up 22.1% 28th CPI: National consumer price index, country weights 43.09 2025 unchanged 32nd Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 218.28 Persons 2022 down 30.6% 57th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 1,822 Persons 2022 up 2.8% 17th Armed forces personnel as a share of the total labor force 2.8% 2020 up 1.3% 19th Female labor force by age 6,975 people 2024 up 48.2% 146th Labor force participation rate by age 24.5% 2024 down 6.8% 172nd Female labor force participation rate by age 7.9% 2024 down 7.4% 184th Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults 29.9% 2024 up 16.4% 20th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 0.0005 units per square kilometre 2023 down 16.2% 158th Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0009 units per square kilometre 2023 up 14.9% 103rd Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 0.2134 units per square kilometre 2023 up 12.6% 169th Employment by status 69.6% 2024 up 1.2% 86th Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita 69.6% 2024 up 1.2% 86th Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre 0.0084 units per square kilometre 2023 up 11.1% 125th Monthly minimum wage, per square kilometre 0.0084 units per square kilometre 2023 up 11.1% 125th Employment 10,858 2017 up 39.2% 43rd Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, annual growth 0.2361 % change on previous year 2017 down 89.1% 64th Fertility and female labor force participation, annual growth rate 0.2361 % change on previous year 2017 down 89.1% 64th Female labor force participation rates slopes, annual growth rate 0.2361 % change on previous year 2017 down 89.1% 64th Cases of fatal occupational injury 912 2008 down 1.8% 11th Annual growth of GDP per employed person 2.3% 2025 down 29.2% 67th SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights 4.44 2024 up 241.5% 39th Level of national compliance with labor rights 4.44 score 2024 up 241.5% 39th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total 20.9% 2017 down 17.7% 37th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female 31.7% 2017 down 20.6% 17th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male 10.9% 2017 down 2.6% 75th Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 13.5% 2017 up 18.4% 168th Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 60.0% 2017 down 4.5% 133rd Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 36.9% 2017 down 0.8% 169th Cases of non-fatal occupational injury 26,340 2008 down 42.5% 34th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 19.5% 2017 down 12.3% 141st Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 32.9% 2017 down 15.1% 107th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 5.2% 2017 down 5.8% 152nd Patents - international collaboration in technology development 15 Co-inventions 2023 up 36.4% 75th Labor share of gross domestic product (GDP) 39.5% 2020 up 29.9% 158th Annual working hours per worker 2,232 hours per worker 2023 up 1.7% 26th Annual working hours per worker vs. GDP per capita 2,232 hours per worker 2023 up 1.7% 26th Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th 10.7% 2017 down 1.3% 72nd Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS 11.7% 2017 down 15.1% 23rd Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita 2,232 hours per worker 2023 up 1.7% 26th Legislation on sexual harassment in employment, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Unemployment of previously employed persons 1,440 2017 down 13.9% 9th Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Number of strikes and lockouts 35 2004 down 91.5% 29th Number of workers involved in strikes and lockouts 56.86 2004 down 56.4% 27th Days not worked due to strikes and lockouts 628,838 2004 down 35.1% 14th Days lost due to cases of occupational injury with temporary 1.32 million 2008 up 23.2% 22nd Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment 10.7% 2017 down 1.3% 67th Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of) 4.44 2024 up 241.5% 44th Own-account workers, total 26.5% 2016 down 0.5% 88th Labor market, S1 - Additional requirements for collective dismissal 1 2014 unchanged 1st Labor market, S1 - Firing costs 0.1651 2014 down 79.1% 88th ← Previous Page 4 of 5 Next →