Work & Labour in Sierra Leone 231 indicators covering work & labour for Sierra Leone. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor force participation rate by age 31.0% 2024 up 7.7% 136th Female labor force participation rate by age 33.2% 2024 down 2.7% 97th Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults 3.5% 2024 down 63.0% 175th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 0.0075 units per square kilometre 2023 up 28.6% 35th Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0028 units per square kilometre 2023 up 18.5% 62nd Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 1.6 units per square kilometre 2023 up 27.0% 77th Employment by status 11.0% 2024 up 0.3% 184th Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita 11.0% 2024 up 0.3% 184th Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre 0.0111 units per square kilometre 2023 down 96.2% 121st Monthly minimum wage, per square kilometre 0.0111 units per square kilometre 2023 down 96.2% 121st Annual growth of GDP per employed person 2.0% 2025 up 133.2% 78th SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights 0.75 2024 unchanged 136th Level of national compliance with labor rights 0.75 score 2024 unchanged 137th Patents - international collaboration in technology development 4 Co-inventions 2010 down 50.0% 96th Labor share of gross domestic product (GDP) 36.6% 2025 down 4.4% 165th Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of) 0.75 2024 unchanged 150th Own-account workers, total 82.0% 2016 up 0.5% 3rd Proportion of adults (15 years and older) active in labor force with 40.7% 2024 up 129.0% 106th Proportion of adults (15 years and older) out of labor force with an 33.1% 2024 up 255.5% 96th Detected victims of human trafficking for forced labour, servitude 10 2022 down 28.6% 80th Detected victims of human trafficking for forced labour, servitude 0.12 2022 down 50.0% 68th Labor force (15-24 years), female 287,555 2011 up 41.4% 32nd Labor force (15-24 years), total 513,702 2011 up 45.6% 35th Labor force (15-24 years), male 226,147 2011 up 51.2% 36th Labor force (15-64 years), female 1.35 million 2011 up 38.3% 32nd Labor force (15-64 years), female 51.1% 2011 down 4.5% 5th Labor force (15-64 years), total 2.64 million 2011 up 44.7% 35th Labor force (15-64 years), male 1.29 million 2011 up 52.1% 35th Labor force (15-64 years), male 48.9% 2011 up 5.1% 48th Labor participation rate, female 23.4% 2011 down 11.0% 36th Labor participation rate, male 50.1% 2011 up 3.1% 37th Labor participation rate, total 37.1% 2011 down 2.1% 37th Labor force, male 49.4% 2011 up 4.4% 48th Labor force, male 1.15 million 2011 up 49.2% 35th Labor participation rate, female 79.3% 2011 down 2.4% 21st Labor participation rate, male 84.2% 2011 up 7.1% 49th Labor participation rate, total 81.7% 2011 up 2.1% 32nd Labor participation rate, female 64.5% 2011 down 5.1% 28th Labor participation rate, male 85.0% 2011 up 1.4% 28th Labor participation rate, total 74.1% 2011 down 2.3% 25th Labor participation rate, female 78.3% 2010 down 2.9% 20th Labor participation rate, male 80.7% 2010 up 14.1% 50th Labor participation rate, total 79.5% 2010 up 4.7% 32nd Labor participation rate, female 81.2% 2010 down 4.6% 23rd Labor participation rate, male 91.0% 2010 up 2.7% 45th Labor participation rate, total 85.9% 2010 down 0.9% 27th Labor force (15-24 years), female 56.0% 2011 down 2.9% 1st Labor force (15-24 years), male 44.0% 2011 up 3.9% 52nd Number of people employed 2.24 million 2011 up 43.1% 34th Total employment, female 1.15 million ages 15+ 2011 up 37.9% 32nd Total employment, male 1.09 million ages 15+ 2011 up 49.1% 35th ← Previous Page 4 of 4