Work & Labour in MENA 63 indicators covering work & labour for MENA. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 230,676 2027 up 27.2% 25th Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 185,145 2027 up 19.9% 45th Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 44.52 2027 down 3.2% 79th Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 2.46 % change on previous year 2027 down 11.6% 17th Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 23,896 2027 up 4.3% 39th Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 40.38 2027 down 1.1% 79th Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 63,778 2027 up 5.2% 31st Labour dependency ratio 2.49 2027 down 4.1% 8th Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 9.31 2027 down 16.8% 11th Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year 2027 up 103.1% 19th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) 161,568 2025 up 21.7% 47th Employment 161,568 2025 up 21.7% 47th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year 2025 up 31.9% 19th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year 2025 up 31.9% 19th SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 1.69 2027 up 57.8% 56th SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 1.76 2027 up 77.2% 47th Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 44.52 2027 down 3.2% 79th Labour income share as a percent of GDP 35.1 2026 down 6.9% 81st SDG indicator 10.4.1: Labour income share as a percent of GDP 35.1 2026 down 6.9% 81st Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 18.56 2027 down 1.3% 79th Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 5.04 2027 down 30.3% 38th Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) 8,455 2027 down 14.7% 42nd Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 42.21 2027 down 1.8% 18th Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) 177,185 2027 up 20.2% 42nd Total weekly hours worked of employed persons 7.09 million 2027 up 20.2% 42nd LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 13.87 2027 down 21.2% 23rd LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 13.87 2027 down 21.2% 23rd NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 30.58 2027 down 2.8% 7th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 30,521 2027 up 15.0% 21st Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 1.87 % change on previous year 2027 up 16.8% 19th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 2.41 % change on previous year 2027 up 545.4% 25th Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual 1.24 % change on previous year 2027 down 95.7% 40th SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition) 9.31 2027 down 16.8% 11th Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) 0.425 2025 down 29.6% 65th SDG indicator 8.6.1: Proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in 30.58 2027 down 2.8% 7th Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) (Decile 1) -5.35 % change on previous year 2025 down 16.7% 82nd SDG indicator 9.2.2: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of 11 2025 down 2.9% 51st SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total 52.64 2027 up 5.4% 39th LU4: Composite measure of labour underutilization 45,139 2027 down 0.9% 32nd Female labor force participation rate by age 9.5% 2024 down 26.4% 7th Labor force participation rate by age 25.8% 2024 down 11.3% 7th Female labor force by age 499,704 people 2024 up 70.8% 6th Jobs gap rate 18.4 2027 down 12.8% 13th Jobs gap 37,971 2027 up 3.8% 28th Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers 20,738 2027 up 7.4% 32nd Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate 10.1 2027 down 9.0% 14th Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults 23.9% 2024 down 9.3% 2nd Employment 161,568 2025 up 21.7% 45th SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights 6.33 2024 up 5.0% 11th Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers 20,738 2027 up 7.4% 32nd Jobs gap 37,971 2027 up 3.8% 28th Jobs gap rate 18.44 2027 down 12.4% 13th LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 17.93 2027 down 13.1% 10th Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate 10.07 2027 down 9.4% 14th Potential labour force 19,452 2027 up 5.9% 19th Potential labour force rate 9.51 2027 down 10.5% 13th Potential labour force rate 9.51 2027 down 10.5% 13th Informal employment 88,391 2027 up 29.0% 37th Informal employment rate 52.64 2027 up 5.4% 39th LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization 22.06 2027 down 16.3% 15th Page 1 of 2 Next →