Work & Labour in Zimbabwe

430 indicators covering work & labour for Zimbabwe.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS 12.1% 2024 up 154.3% 21st
Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita 2,311 hours per worker 2023 up 22.7% 17th
Incidence of part-time employment 15.04 2024 down 76.4% 91st
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) 1,355 2024 up 118.9% 33rd
Legislation on sexual harassment in employment, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 36.57 2024 up 111.9% 6th
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) 994.23 2024 up 135.0% 30th
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 35.99 2024 up 117.3% 4th
Employees 1,725 2024 up 15.3% 73rd
Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 46.16 2024 up 55.1% 10th
Average weekly hours actually worked per employee 49.04 2024 up 6.3% 9th
Youth employees 554.4 2024 down 2.2% 59th
Average weekly hours usually worked per employed person 46.44 2024 up 25.0% 7th
Average weekly hours usually worked per employee 48.96 2024 up 1.4% 4th
Average monthly earnings of employees 406,979 2023 up 128,313.0% 13th
Days lost due to cases of occupational injury with temporary 130,714 1990 down 25.7% 48th
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees 0.576 2023 up 7.9% 6th
Median monthly earnings of employees 202,000 2023 up 80,700.0% 13th
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment 5.2% 2024 up 28.3% 130th
Female share of employment in senior and middle management 34.4% 2024 up 51.3% 54th
Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of) 5.8 2024 up 2.8% 27th
Own-account workers, total 57.1% 2016 down 8.6% 20th
Public sector employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 439.74 2024 up 28.0% 48th
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 16.64 2024 up 246.6% 8th
Time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 255.86 2024 up 14,194.0% 29th
Time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 5.13 2024 up 17,606.9% 23rd
Discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 465.18 2024 up 137.8% 9th
Labor market, S1 - Additional requirements for collective dismissal 0.5607 2014 unchanged 82nd
Labor market, S1 - Firing costs 0.8602 2014 unchanged 19th
Labor market, Overall 0.533 2014 down 5.6% 79th
Labor market, S1 - Procedural inconvenience 0.6191 2014 down 11.9% 71st
Labor market, S1 - Redress measures 0.1492 2014 down 24.7% 89th
Labor market, S1 - Valid grounds 0.7685 2014 unchanged 38th
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 21.95 2024 up 92.3% 7th
Potential labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 713.46 2024 up 44.6% 21st
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 55.75 2024 down 30.7% 53rd
Labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 5,671 2024 down 13.8% 31st
Non-fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 555.8 2007 down 48.5% 51st
Persons outside the labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 3,267 2024 up 171.2% 31st
Informal employment 4,236 2024 down 22.2% 27th
Informal employment rate 85 2024 down 2.2% 9th
Employment outside the formal sector 3,810 2024 down 22.6% 27th
Share of employment outside the formal sector 76.47 2024 down 2.7% 11th
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 12.13 2024 up 154.1% 4th
Unemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 687.88 2024 up 119.0% 18th
Youth time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 78.26 2024 down 79.6% 30th
Youth time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition) 5.22 2024 down 67.7% 33rd
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 994.23 2024 up 135.0% 12th
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 35.99 2024 up 117.3% 2nd
SDG indicator 8.8.1: Non-fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 322 2022 down 32.9% 56th
SDG indicator 8.8.1: Fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 6 2022 down 37.0% 18th
Youth discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 255.26 2024 up 123.1% 10th
Share of workers in informal employment: men vs. women 82.5% 2024 down 0.0% 9th
Share of male workers in informal employment 82.5% 2024 down 0.0% 9th
Share of workers in informal employment 85.0% 2024 down 2.2% 8th
Share of female workers in informal employment 87.7% 2024 down 3.9% 9th
Share of workers in informal employment vs. GDP per capita 85.0% 2024 down 2.2% 8th
LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization (previous ILO) 25.96 2024 up 126.8% 6th
Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS 85.0% 2024 down 2.2% 9th