Work & Labour in OECD 46 indicators covering work & labour for OECD. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 36,963 Persons 2022 up 12.0% 2nd Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 37,610 Persons 2022 up 14.1% 2nd Employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels 666,682 Persons 2025 up 11.6% 1st Unemployed population — Unemployment 34,262 Persons 2024 down 27.7% 1st Average annual hours actually worked per worker — Hours worked 1,736 Hours per year per person 2025 down 3.0% 15th Incidence of unemployment by duration 27.97 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 21.0% 9th Monthly unemployment levels 34,246 Persons 2024 down 27.7% 1st Gender share of part-time employment 65.83 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 down 3.5% 22nd Incidence of full-time and part-time employment based on national 79.66 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 down 0.1% 24th Full-time and part-time employment based on national definition 504,527 Persons 2025 up 11.5% 1st Full-time and part-time employment 504,527 Persons 2025 up 11.5% 1st Monthly unemployment rates 4.92 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2024 down 34.0% 18th Incidence of full-time and part-time employment based on 83.31 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 down 0.0% 22nd Full-time and part-time employment based on OECD-harmonized definition 535,737 Persons 2025 up 11.4% 1st Long usual weekly working hours — Employment 75,837 Persons 2025 down 20.5% 1st Labour indicators levels - Regions — Population 1.12 billion Persons 2023 up 6.1% 1st Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of 11.85 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status 2025 down 28.8% 12th Incidence of involuntary part time employment — Involuntary part-time 2.53 Percentage of employment 2025 down 35.0% 16th Share of women in temporary employment by permanency of the job 48.03 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 2.3% 22nd Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment 11.12 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 down 8.6% 21st Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Permanent employment 88.88 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 1.2% 17th Average usual weekly hours worked on the main job 37.2 Hours per week per person 2025 down 2.9% 25th Involuntary part time employment — Involuntary part-time employment 14,619 Persons 2025 down 27.7% 1st Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts 1.82 0-6 scale 2024 up 4.3% 18th Strictness of employment protection — Individual and collective 2.04 0-6 scale 2024 up 0.1% 20th Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals 2.04 0-6 scale 2024 up 0.1% 20th Labour force participation rate 61.02 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup 2024 up 1.5% 20th Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Dependent employment 9.13 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 down 2.0% 8th Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force 444,834 Persons 2024 up 5.3% 1st Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Employment tenure 8.61 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 down 1.9% 6th Labour indicators levels - Regions — Unemployment 47.45 million Persons 2014 — 1st Labour indicators levels - Regions — Labour force 637.45 million Persons 2014 — 1st Employment rates of adults, by educational attainment, age group and 81.05 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2024 up 7.6% 16th Unemployment rates of adults, by educational attainment, age group 6.5 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2024 down 34.8% 20th Labour force participation rates of adults, by educational 86.46 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2024 up 3.3% 19th Employment by job tenure intervals - average job tenure — Dependent 8.06 Years 2025 down 14.6% 18th Employment by job tenure intervals - average job tenure — Employment 8.74 Years 2025 down 14.3% 18th Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings 1.6 Factor of decile 1 2024 down 4.8% 18th Gender wage gap 7.75 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 2024 down 32.5% 19th Employment by permanency of the job 252.47 Persons 2025 up 8.4% 1st Employment by job tenure intervals - persons — Dependent employment 556,932 Persons 2025 up 13.8% 1st Employment by job tenure intervals - persons — Employment tenure 635,352 Persons 2025 up 12.5% 1st Earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational 83.18 Percentage of earnings of men workers 2023 up 2.7% 14th Earnings of workers relative to the earnings of workers with upper 79.76 Percentage of earnings of workers with upper secondary educational attainmnent 2023 up 2.9% 14th Earnings of workers relative to the earnings of workers with below 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm 2023 unchanged 1st Earners distribution based on their level of earnings relative to the 100 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2023 unchanged 1st