Work & Labour in Zimbabwe

430 indicators covering work & labour for Zimbabwe.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Average weekly hours actually worked per person in the public sector 43.71 2024 up 16.5% 9th
Workers in the reference group 955.25 2012 down 13.2% 54th
Average weekly hours actually worked per employee in the public sector 43.93 2024 up 17.0% 9th
Care employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 491.97 2024 up 43.4% 41st
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 4,983 2024 down 8.2% 38th
Employees 1,725 2024 up 27.3% 49th
Public sector employees 430.16 2024 up 25.7% 38th
Average monthly earnings of public sector employees 441,106 2023 up 82,028.5% 11th
Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 46.16 2024 up 18.2% 10th
Average weekly hours actually worked per employee 49.04 2024 up 7.7% 10th
Average weekly hours actually worked per person in care employment 44.06 2024 up 4.9% 7th
Average weekly hours actually worked per employee in care employment 44.35 2024 up 4.2% 7th
Employment in STEM occupations (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 103.34 2024 up 43.7% 49th
Proportion of adults (15 years and older) active in labor force with 57.9% 2024 up 55.0% 88th
Proportion of adults (15 years and older) out of labor force with an 38.4% 2024 up 49.1% 87th
SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate (current ILO definition) 24.46 2024 up 45.1% 2nd
Unemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 24.46 2024 up 45.1% 2nd
Unemployment rate 12.13 2024 up 154.1% 5th
Unemployment 687.88 2024 up 119.0% 14th
Youth labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 1,886 2024 down 33.2% 20th
Youth labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition) 50.9 2024 down 35.3% 30th
Youth outside the labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 1,819 2024 up 137.9% 21st
Youth employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 1,498 2024 down 42.8% 22nd
Youth employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition) 40.43 2024 down 44.6% 39th
Working-age population 8,938 2024 up 14.8% 26th
Youth unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 20.57 2024 up 187.0% 5th
Youth unemployment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition) 10.47 2024 up 85.7% 6th
Labour force participation rate 63.44 2024 down 24.9% 19th
Labour force 5,671 2024 down 13.8% 24th
Persons outside the labour force 3,267 2024 up 171.2% 27th
Employment-to-population ratio 55.75 2024 down 30.7% 33rd
SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate 12.13 2024 up 154.1% 5th
Youth informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 93.21 2024 down 0.3% 7th
SDG indicator 9.2.2: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of 7.57 2024 up 0.4% 59th
Unemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 883.71 2024 up 50.9% 14th
Employment-to-population ratio (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 30.53 2024 down 14.4% 71st
Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 2,729 2024 down 5.5% 41st
Persons outside the labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 5,326 2024 up 15.1% 21st
Labour force participation rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 40.42 2024 down 5.8% 67th
Labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 3,613 2024 up 4.0% 34th
Number of labour inspection visits 3,243 2022 up 129.8% 58th
Number of labour inspectors 275 2019 up 292.9% 33rd
Average weekly hours actually worked per person in in a STEM 43.72 2024 up 7.8% 17th
Average weekly hours actually worked per employee in a STEM occupation 44.5 2024 up 7.3% 15th
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 51.03 2024 up 14.0% 1st
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 1,410 2024 up 21.4% 7th
Labour inspection visits per inspector 7.6 2019 up 660.0% 66th
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 42.95 2024 down 3.7% 1st
Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities 32.18 2024 up 30.4% 16th
SDG indicator 8.b.1: Existence of a developed and operationalized 2 2025 up 100.0% 42nd
Existence of a national strategy for youth employment 2 score 2025 up 100.0% 42nd
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 16.64 2024 up 246.6% 7th
Time-related underemployment 255.86 2024 up 14,194.0% 11th
Time-related underemployment rate 5.13 2024 up 17,606.9% 7th
Potential labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 1,171 2024 down 32.7% 8th
Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities 32.18 2024 up 30.4% 16th
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 30.05 2024 down 5.8% 3rd
Public sector employment 439.74 2024 up 28.0% 23rd
Time-related underemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 201.86 2024 down 61.4% 23rd
Time-related underemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 7.4 2024 down 59.1% 6th