Work & Labour in South Sudan 168 indicators covering work & labour for South Sudan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita 70.4% 2023 down 2.5% 18th Female labor force participation rate 70.4% 2023 down 2.5% 18th Female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending 70.4% 2023 down 2.5% 18th Female share of the labor force 49.6% 2023 down 1.3% 15th Labor force participation rate 73.4% 2023 down 0.2% 20th Male labor force participation rate 76.6% 2023 up 2.2% 41st Labor force participation rate 73.4% 2023 down 0.2% 20th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 52.3% 2023 down 1.0% 21st Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 49.9% 2023 up 8.0% 49th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 51.1% 2023 up 3.2% 26th Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 60.8% 2023 down 2.2% 28th Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 68.1% 2023 up 2.6% 72nd Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 64.3% 2023 up 0.1% 41st Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 82.8% 2023 down 4.3% 22nd Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 77.8% 2023 down 1.7% 7th Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 80.3% 2023 down 3.1% 12th Female employment rate 60.8% 2023 down 2.2% 28th Unemployment rate 12.4% 2023 down 2.3% 23rd Unemployment rate of men vs. women 11.2% 2023 down 2.6% 25th Female unemployment rate 13.6% 2023 down 1.8% 29th Share of male vs. female employment in industry 2.0% 2023 down 18.2% 186th Share of male vs. female employment in agriculture 62.2% 2023 down 2.2% 11th Share of male vs. female employment in services 35.8% 2023 up 5.3% 159th Employment rate, men vs. women 68.1% 2023 up 2.6% 72nd Employment rate 64.3% 2023 up 0.1% 41st Youth unemployment rate 18.5% 2023 down 6.1% 59th Population by labor force status 4.58 million people 2023 down 2.1% 74th CPI: National consumer price index, country weights 71.39 2024 unchanged 2nd Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 32.16 Persons 2022 up 6.9% 124th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 142.93 Persons 2022 up 7.1% 83rd Armed forces personnel as a share of the total labor force 1.2% 2020 down 65.5% 59th Female labor force by age 82,039 people 2023 up 20.4% 73rd Labor force participation rate by age 62.7% 2023 up 1.6% 19th Female labor force participation rate by age 63.6% 2023 down 1.9% 18th Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults 18.5% 2023 down 6.1% 61st NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 0.0014 units per square kilometre 2023 up 38.2% 119th Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0006 units per square kilometre 2023 up 6.3% 121st Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 0.2644 units per square kilometre 2023 up 9.2% 162nd Employment by status 17.5% 2023 up 18.0% 172nd Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita 17.5% 2023 up 18.0% 172nd Annual growth of GDP per employed person -2.8% 2023 down 131.5% 178th SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights 2.18 2024 up 98.2% 73rd Level of national compliance with labor rights 2.18 score 2024 up 98.2% 73rd Labor share of gross domestic product (GDP) 42.5% 2020 up 1.2% 132nd Legislation on sexual harassment in employment, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of) 2.18 2024 up 98.2% 80th Own-account workers, total 17.6% 2016 up 7.0% 117th ← Previous Page 3 of 3