Work & Labour in Liberia

57 indicators covering work & labour for Liberia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 73.5% 2025 up 0.3% 41st
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 53.2% 2025 down 2.2% 31st
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 57.4% 2025 down 4.2% 44th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 55.3% 2025 down 3.2% 29th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 81.8% 2025 down 1.2% 52nd
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 77.6% 2025 down 0.4% 39th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 72.0% 2025 up 0.1% 16th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 88.7% 2025 up 1.3% 30th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 81.2% 2025 down 1.1% 22nd
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 76.6% 2025 down 0.5% 15th
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 9.6% 2025 down 8.3% 63rd
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 2.3% 2025 up 19.4% 181st
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 2.4% 2025 up 11.8% 180th
Employment in services (% of total employment) 50.5% 2025 up 0.0% 123rd
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 49.3% 2025 up 2.9% 103rd
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 51.9% 2025 down 2.8% 135th
Employment in industry (% of total employment) 8.3% 2025 down 0.7% 171st
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 12.5% 2025 down 1.5% 166th
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 3.8% 2025 up 3.3% 172nd
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 8.4% 2025 down 4.0% 53rd
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 7.4% 2025 up 1.4% 45th
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 2.2% 2025 up 30.2% 180th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 21.7% 2025 up 3.2% 167th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 33.0% 2025 up 2.6% 161st
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 9.3% 2025 up 6.3% 180th
Employers, female (% of female employment) 1.0% 2025 up 15.3% 141st
Employers, male (% of male employment) 1.9% 2025 down 10.6% 154th
Employers, total (% of total employment) 1.5% 2025 down 3.7% 155th
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 90.7% 2025 down 0.6% 7th
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 67.0% 2025 down 1.2% 26th
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 78.3% 2025 down 0.8% 20th
GDP per person employed 3,736 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 down 5.8% 173rd
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 5.9% 2017 up 6.8% 79th
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 6.2% 2017 down 9.0% 65th
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 5.6% 2017 up 34.5% 97th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 43.6% 2017 down 36.0% 148th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 50.2% 2017 down 33.9% 192nd
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 46.7% 2017 down 35.1% 179th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 23.6% 2017 down 24.2% 137th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 22.0% 2017 down 32.3% 170th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 86.9% 2017 down 3.3% 50th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 22.9% 2017 down 28.0% 169th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of y 14.8% 2025 up 14.8% 118th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of ma 10.8% 2025 up 22.0% 123rd
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of 18.8% 2025 up 11.4% 110th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 52.0% 2025 down 2.7% 23rd
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 56.0% 2025 down 4.4% 30th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 54.0% 2025 down 3.6% 22nd
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 70.4% 2025 down 0.0% 14th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 78.4% 2025 down 1.6% 21st
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 74.4% 2025 down 0.8% 14th
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 89.7% 2025 down 0.8% 8th
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 65.1% 2025 down 0.9% 24th
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 76.9% 2025 down 0.8% 17th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 41.2% 2017 down 37.0% 130th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 47.1% 2017 down 33.4% 168th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 43.9% 2017 down 35.4% 156th