Work & Labour in Democratic Republic of Congo 45 indicators covering work & labour for Democratic Republic of Congo. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 64.6% 2025 down 1.6% 123rd Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 66.9% 2025 down 2.8% 158th Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 62.3% 2025 down 0.3% 87th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 43.2% 2025 up 10.9% 78th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 41.2% 2025 up 12.1% 113th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 45.2% 2025 up 9.7% 51st Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 61.8% 2025 up 0.0% 40th Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 92.5% 2025 up 3.0% 15th Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 64.3% 2025 down 1.5% 73rd Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 66.8% 2025 down 2.9% 123rd Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 16.1% 2025 up 57.6% 19th Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 20.2% 2025 down 15.5% 176th Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 21.2% 2025 up 4.8% 19th Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 4.3% 2025 down 10.5% 166th Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 11.6% 2025 down 2.7% 173rd Employment in industry (% of total employment) 8.0% 2025 down 5.5% 173rd Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 28.2% 2025 up 5.7% 171st Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 38.5% 2025 up 8.0% 152nd Employment in services (% of total employment) 33.5% 2025 up 6.8% 168th Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 26.4% 2025 down 14.2% 26th Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 14.9% 2025 down 9.2% 178th Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 9.5% 2025 up 12.0% 176th Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 6.1% 2025 down 3.8% 151st Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 9.8% 2025 down 5.3% 113th Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 85.1% 2025 up 1.8% 9th Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 79.8% 2025 up 4.9% 11th Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 90.5% 2025 down 1.1% 11th Employers, total (% of total employment) 3.6% 2025 up 38.4% 86th Employers, male (% of male employment) 3.9% 2025 up 12.9% 101st Employers, female (% of female employment) 3.2% 2025 up 98.1% 34th Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 7.8% 2025 down 4.5% 139th GDP per person employed 4,939 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 16.1% 169th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of y 30.1% 2025 up 43.3% 31st Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of 32.8% 2025 up 27.0% 41st Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of ma 27.4% 2025 up 69.2% 19th Productivity: output per hour worked 1.82 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2023 up 24.7% 129th Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 81.5% 2025 up 0.6% 10th Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 75.8% 2025 up 4.5% 11th Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 87.4% 2025 down 2.9% 13th Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 61.5% 2025 down 1.5% 63rd Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 63.3% 2025 down 3.0% 113th Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 59.7% 2025 up 0.0% 34th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 39.8% 2025 up 11.3% 66th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 37.2% 2025 up 12.8% 96th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 42.4% 2025 up 10.0% 42nd