Work & Labour in Egypt 422 indicators covering work & labour for Egypt. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Part time employment, female 49.3% 2023 down 12.8% 25th Part time employment, male 24.1% 2023 down 16.6% 31st Part time employment, total 28.7% 2023 down 20.9% 37th Patents - international collaboration in technology development 323 Co-inventions 2023 up 183.3% 34th Labor share of gross domestic product (GDP) 41.6% 2025 down 3.7% 143rd Annual working hours per worker 2,369 hours per worker 2023 up 0.3% 12th Annual working hours per worker vs. GDP per capita 2,369 hours per worker 2023 up 0.3% 12th Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th 12.1% 2024 up 8.3% 56th Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS 5.9% 2024 down 54.7% 71st Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita 2,369 hours per worker 2023 up 0.3% 12th Incidence of part-time employment 15.41 2024 up 107.1% 87th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) 7,893 2024 up 8.7% 6th Legislation on sexual harassment in employment, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 29.43 2024 down 10.1% 18th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) 4,696 2024 up 12.4% 7th NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 23.78 2024 down 9.5% 27th Employees 21,747 2024 up 48.5% 17th Unemployment of previously employed persons 873.7 2024 up 4.8% 19th Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Number of strikes and lockouts 4 2003 up 100.0% 61st Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 45.12 2024 down 0.6% 13th Average weekly hours actually worked per employee 45.92 2024 down 0.2% 17th Youth unemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 1,348 2024 down 45.0% 7th Number of workers involved in strikes and lockouts 1.05 2003 up 9.1% 63rd Youth employees 6,284 2024 up 42.1% 13th Days not worked due to strikes and lockouts 19,969 2003 up 1,653.2% 32nd Average monthly earnings of employees 4,954 2024 up 254.1% 61st Average monthly earnings of employees 4,954 2024 up 254.1% 59th Days lost due to cases of occupational injury with temporary 268,163 2022 down 52.8% 37th Unemployment rate 9.45 2031 up 29.7% 3rd Gini index of monthly earnings of employees 0.229 2024 down 23.4% 87th Median monthly earnings of employees 4,562 2024 up 265.0% 50th Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment 12.1% 2024 up 8.3% 51st Female share of employment in senior and middle management 22.3% 2024 up 213.2% 90th Median monthly earnings of employees 4,562 2024 up 265.0% 49th Median monthly earnings of employees 4,562 2024 up 265.0% 49th Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of) 6.05 2024 down 7.2% 22nd Own-account workers, total 12.1% 2016 up 3.2% 139th Public sector employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 5,264 2024 down 16.6% 7th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 6.59 2024 down 51.1% 66th Time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 224.49 2024 down 23.6% 33rd Time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 0.687 2024 down 40.8% 82nd Discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 904.4 2024 up 665.2% 8th Labor market, S1 - Additional requirements for collective dismissal 1 2014 unchanged 1st Labor market, S1 - Firing costs 0.2833 2014 unchanged 86th Labor market, Overall 0.5393 2014 unchanged 77th Labor market, S1 - Procedural inconvenience 0.3333 2014 unchanged 87th Labor market, S1 - Redress measures 0.6993 2014 unchanged 33rd Labor market, S1 - Valid grounds 0.6678 2014 unchanged 56th Non-fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 371 2022 down 62.5% 56th Employment-to-population ratio for persons ages 25 to 54 57.73 2024 up 5.7% 79th Labour force participation rate for persons ages 25 to 54 59.6 2024 up 0.1% 78th Unemployment rate for persons ages 25 to 54 3.14 2024 down 61.9% 50th Informal employment 22,421 2024 up 62.3% 9th Informal employment rate 68.61 2024 up 19.1% 19th Employment outside the formal sector 22,172 2024 up 63.4% 8th Share of employment outside the formal sector 67.85 2024 up 19.9% 13th Youth time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 75.86 2024 down 89.6% 31st Youth time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition) 0.881 2024 down 86.8% 71st Average hourly earnings of employees 32.91 2024 up 342.9% 43rd ← Previous Page 5 of 8 Next →