Work & Labour in Kenya 297 indicators covering work & labour for Kenya. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 42.1% 2025 up 13.7% 158th Employment in industry (% of total employment) 12.5% 2025 up 19.6% 158th Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 19.5% 2025 up 16.3% 136th Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 4.5% 2025 up 21.8% 165th Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 27.2% 2025 down 5.6% 13th Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 21.5% 2025 down 2.0% 10th Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 33.6% 2025 down 6.7% 18th Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 35.2% 2025 down 4.4% 147th Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 43.3% 2025 down 6.0% 143rd Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 26.0% 2025 down 3.7% 150th Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 64.8% 2025 up 2.6% 41st Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 56.7% 2025 up 5.1% 45th Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 74.0% 2025 up 1.4% 38th Employers, total (% of total employment) 1.0% 2025 down 64.9% 173rd Employers, male (% of male employment) 1.1% 2025 down 57.7% 172nd Employers, female (% of female employment) 0.9% 2025 down 71.7% 155th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per capita 0.0004 units per person 2025 down 3.1% 105th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per capita 0.0004 units per person 2025 down 3.1% 105th Share of workers in vulnerable employment 63.8% 2025 up 5.7% 35th GDP per person employed 14,763 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 32.2% 143rd Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 38.9% 38th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 38.9% 38th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year 2025 down 10.5% 37th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year 2025 down 10.5% 37th GDP per employed person 14,763 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 32.2% 143rd Women can take the same jobs as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 2.31 2027 down 48.6% 81st SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 2.31 2027 down 48.6% 81st Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0194 units per square kilometre 2023 up 65.4% 109th Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 0.0402 units per square kilometre 2023 up 20.2% 82nd CPI: National consumer price index, base year 2017 = 100 145.37 2025 up 78.3% 57th Employment in agriculture vs. urban population 32.3% 2023 down 14.3% 53rd CPI: National consumer price index, percentage change from previous 4.07 2025 down 38.1% 58th Female labor force participation rates slopes, gaps filled 64.11 2021 down 10.4% 35th Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled 64.11 2021 down 10.4% 35th Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled 64.11 2021 down 10.4% 35th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 0.038 units per square kilometre 2023 up 16.9% 82nd Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre 0.038 units per square kilometre 2023 up 16.9% 82nd Employment in agri vs urban pop, annual growth rate -1.61 % change on previous year 2023 up 2.9% 98th Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 68.7 2021 down 10.2% 49th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 5.6% 2021 down 41.8% 90th Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 3.8% 2021 down 61.3% 112th Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 7.4% 2021 down 21.2% 71st SDG indicator 10.4.1: Labour income share as a percent of GDP 33.27 2026 down 13.5% 167th Labour income share as a percent of GDP 33.27 2026 down 13.5% 167th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 16.12 2027 up 54.9% 41st LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 16.12 2027 up 54.9% 41st Total weekly hours worked of employed persons 958,270 2027 up 20.9% 27th Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 26.04 2027 down 8.8% 85th Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 38.87 2027 down 0.7% 97th Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 11.4 2027 up 60.2% 15th Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) 2,811 2027 up 95.1% 11th Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) 23,957 2027 up 20.9% 27th NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 19.75 2027 up 26.6% 86th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 2,542 2027 up 64.4% 21st Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 73.8% 2021 down 9.7% 68th Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 64.1% 2021 down 10.4% 35th Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 68.7% 2021 down 10.2% 46th Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 64.1% 2021 down 10.4% 35th Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate 64.1% 2021 down 10.4% 35th ← Previous Page 2 of 5 Next →