Work & Labour in Ethiopia 58 indicators covering work & labour for Ethiopia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 60.3% 2025 down 16.5% 97th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 50.2% 2025 down 22.8% 39th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 57.5% 2025 down 21.6% 43rd Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 53.8% 2025 down 22.2% 35th Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.6% 2025 down 8.2% 76th Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 69.9% 2025 down 12.0% 92nd Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 58.5% 2025 down 16.7% 58th Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 74.3% 2025 down 9.0% 114th Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 78.6% 2025 down 8.4% 30th Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 68.5% 2025 down 12.2% 33rd Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 15.7% 2025 up 22.6% 176th Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 5.4% 2025 up 40.4% 158th Employment in services (% of total employment) 33.4% 2025 up 38.2% 169th Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 24.7% 2025 up 43.1% 179th Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 45.1% 2025 up 38.5% 149th Employment in industry (% of total employment) 6.4% 2025 down 18.2% 182nd Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 7.6% 2025 down 3.7% 182nd Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 4.8% 2025 down 38.1% 159th Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 29.6% 2025 down 21.2% 10th Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 22.8% 2025 down 4.1% 9th Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 38.9% 2025 down 28.7% 10th Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 84.3% 2025 down 3.3% 11th Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 17.4% 2025 up 16.5% 179th Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 13.3% 2025 up 31.5% 169th Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 3.9% 2025 up 37.5% 165th Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 7.1% 2025 up 42.7% 147th Employers, female (% of female employment) 0.1% 2025 down 13.0% 184th Employers, male (% of male employment) 0.2% 2025 down 68.9% 186th Employers, total (% of total employment) 0.2% 2025 down 58.6% 185th Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 86.7% 2025 down 3.6% 18th Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 82.6% 2025 down 2.9% 8th GDP per person employed 7,638 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 69.7% 164th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 3.9% 2021 up 74.8% 125th Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 2.9% 2021 up 77.6% 134th Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 5.3% 2021 up 79.2% 107th Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 79.2% 2021 down 10.4% 31st Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 57.6% 2021 down 22.5% 72nd Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 68.3% 2021 down 16.0% 48th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 59.2% 2021 down 25.2% 32nd Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 49.5% 2021 down 30.2% 36th Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 72.7% 2021 down 13.5% 128th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 54.2% 2021 down 27.6% 33rd Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of y 17.2% 2025 up 40.7% 99th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of ma 10.0% 2025 up 44.1% 137th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of 24.6% 2025 up 39.1% 81st Productivity: output per hour worked 4.46 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2023 up 104.8% 117th Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 55.8% 2025 down 17.8% 52nd Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 82.4% 2025 down 2.4% 2nd Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 66.2% 2025 down 13.0% 31st Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 51.0% 2025 down 23.4% 28th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 55.2% 2025 down 22.4% 32nd Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 46.6% 2025 down 24.5% 31st Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 76.7% 2025 down 9.0% 26th Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 86.5% 2025 down 3.5% 15th Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 84.1% 2025 down 3.1% 4th Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 54.6% 2021 down 24.3% 66th Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 76.9% 2021 down 11.6% 29th Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 65.6% 2021 down 17.4% 42nd