Work & Labour in Zimbabwe 430 indicators covering work & labour for Zimbabwe. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 35.4% 2025 up 31.2% 165th Employment in industry (% of total employment) 11.5% 2025 up 8.6% 159th Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 19.4% 2025 up 14.3% 137th Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 3.5% 2025 down 17.8% 177th Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 0.7% 2025 down 76.7% 132nd Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 0.6% 2025 down 76.2% 130th Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 0.8% 2025 down 77.0% 137th Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 29.2% 2025 up 2.4% 156th Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 36.7% 2025 up 2.5% 154th Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 21.6% 2025 up 1.5% 153rd Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 70.8% 2025 down 1.0% 32nd Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 63.3% 2025 down 1.4% 34th Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 78.4% 2025 down 0.4% 35th Employers, total (% of total employment) 2.6% 2025 down 9.6% 129th Employers, male (% of male employment) 3.4% 2025 down 12.1% 122nd Employers, female (% of female employment) 1.7% 2025 down 5.4% 110th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per capita 0.0004 units per person 2025 up 4.4% 135th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per capita 0.0004 units per person 2025 up 4.4% 135th Share of workers in vulnerable employment 68.2% 2025 down 0.6% 31st GDP per person employed 15,074 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 3.8% 141st Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 52.1% 51st Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 52.1% 51st Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 3.07 % change on previous year 2025 up 267.0% 28th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate 3.07 % change on previous year 2025 up 267.0% 28th GDP per employed person 15,074 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 3.8% 141st Women can take the same jobs as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 0.615 2027 down 81.3% 161st SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 0.615 2027 down 81.3% 161st Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.008 units per square kilometre 2023 up 16.0% 140th Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 0.0168 units per square kilometre 2023 up 25.0% 133rd CPI: National consumer price index, base year 2017 = 100 211.41 2022 up 10,212.7% 31st Employment in agriculture vs. urban population 52.5% 2023 down 21.2% 22nd CPI: National consumer price index, percentage change from previous 104.71 2022 up 2,707.2% 3rd Female labor force participation rates slopes, gaps filled 56.64 2024 down 29.4% 87th Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled 56.64 2024 down 29.4% 87th Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled 56.64 2024 down 29.4% 87th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 0.0152 units per square kilometre 2023 up 19.2% 133rd Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre 0.0152 units per square kilometre 2023 up 19.2% 133rd Employment in agri vs urban pop, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year 2023 down 205.2% 92nd Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 63.44 2024 down 24.9% 96th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 12.1% 2024 up 154.1% 17th Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 11.7% 2024 up 168.2% 19th Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 12.6% 2024 up 143.4% 27th SDG indicator 10.4.1: Labour income share as a percent of GDP 60.44 2026 up 5.3% 14th Labour income share as a percent of GDP 60.44 2026 up 5.3% 14th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 13.61 2027 down 21.4% 64th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 13.61 2027 down 21.4% 64th Total weekly hours worked of employed persons 293,414 2027 up 54.2% 67th Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 28.96 2027 up 20.2% 43rd Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 44.42 2027 up 21.2% 29th Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.93 2027 down 57.9% 85th Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) 325.97 2027 down 46.4% 65th Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) 7,335 2027 up 54.2% 67th NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 30.2 2027 up 26.4% 32nd NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 1,164 2027 up 73.7% 48th Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 71.5% 2024 down 20.1% 89th Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 56.6% 2024 down 29.4% 87th Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 63.4% 2024 down 24.9% 93rd Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 56.6% 2024 down 29.4% 87th Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate 56.6% 2024 down 29.4% 87th ← Previous Page 2 of 8 Next →