Work & Labour in Kenya 297 indicators covering work & labour for Kenya. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Share of male vs. female employment in agriculture 39.1% 2025 down 15.3% 39th Share of male vs. female employment in services 41.4% 2025 up 11.7% 144th Employment rate, men vs. women 68.8% 2025 down 8.6% 69th Employment rate 63.7% 2025 down 11.8% 44th Youth unemployment rate 15.2% 2025 up 108.9% 77th Population by labor force status 20.86 million people 2025 up 5.5% 18th Employee compensation as share of government spending 18.4% 2023 down 48.3% 106th CPI: National consumer price index, country weights 32.79 2025 down 9.0% 68th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 867.58 Persons 2022 up 60.1% 25th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 581.02 Persons 2022 up 34.1% 39th Armed forces personnel as a share of the total labor force 0.1% 2020 down 33.0% 163rd Female labor force by age 462,948 people 2024 up 19.2% 23rd Labor force participation rate by age 35.6% 2024 down 21.9% 113th Female labor force participation rate by age 33.4% 2024 down 25.1% 95th Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults 15.5% 2024 up 113.4% 76th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 0.0039 units per square kilometre 2023 up 52.0% 65th Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0044 units per square kilometre 2023 up 87.9% 46th Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 1.48 units per square kilometre 2023 up 15.7% 82nd Employment by status 35.1% 2024 down 4.0% 147th Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita 35.1% 2024 down 4.0% 147th Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre 0.0276 units per square kilometre 2023 up 52.3% 100th Monthly minimum wage, per square kilometre 0.0276 units per square kilometre 2023 up 52.3% 100th Cases of fatal occupational injury 231 1989 up 10.5% 29th Annual growth of GDP per employed person 1.9% 2025 up 11.2% 86th Unemployment with basic education 3.8% 2022 up 139.1% 92nd Unemployment with basic education, male 3.1% 2022 up 122.8% 93rd Unemployment with intermediate education 6.5% 2022 up 55.8% 56th Unemployment with basic education, female 4.5% 2022 up 151.9% 90th Unemployment with advanced education 7.7% 2022 down 1.8% 30th Unemployment with intermediate education, female 9.1% 2022 up 88.6% 44th SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights 4 2024 up 22.3% 44th Level of national compliance with labor rights 4 score 2024 up 22.3% 44th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total 18.5% 2021 up 34.8% 50th Unemployment with intermediate education, male 4.5% 2022 up 23.8% 71st Labor force with basic education, female 63.7% 2022 down 18.0% 11th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female 24.6% 2021 up 35.1% 41st Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male 12.1% 2021 up 31.4% 67th Labor force with basic education, male 67.7% 2022 down 15.9% 45th Labor force with basic education 65.6% 2022 down 17.0% 17th Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) 50.1% 2022 down 24.7% 91st Labor force with intermediate education, male 62.7% 2022 down 16.4% 116th Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) 56.5% 2022 down 20.3% 107th Unemployment with advanced education, male 5.5% 2022 down 13.5% 39th Labor force with advanced education, male 68.0% 2022 down 2.5% 122nd Labor force with advanced education 62.1% 2022 down 10.2% 120th Labor force with advanced education, female 53.7% 2022 down 21.4% 114th Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 59.4% 2021 down 16.5% 36th Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 71.0% 2021 down 3.6% 58th Unemployment with advanced education, female 11.6% 2022 up 15.9% 25th Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 64.9% 2021 down 6.2% 46th Cases of non-fatal occupational injury 5,757 1989 up 25.7% 60th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 31.9% 2021 down 23.5% 85th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 36.1% 2021 down 16.8% 87th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 28.0% 2021 down 30.4% 79th Patents - international collaboration in technology development 25 Co-inventions 2023 up 25.0% 63rd Labor share of gross domestic product (GDP) 33.9% 2025 down 16.3% 171st Annual working hours per worker 2,035 hours per worker 2023 down 0.2% 58th Annual working hours per worker vs. GDP per capita 2,035 hours per worker 2023 down 0.2% 58th Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS 5.4% 2022 down 43.3% 82nd Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita 2,035 hours per worker 2023 down 0.2% 58th ← Previous Page 4 of 5 Next →