Ethiopia ET: Labour Force data was reported at 51,450,036.000 Person in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 49,661,396.000 Person for 2016. Ethiopia ET: Labour Force data is updated yearly, averaging 33,025,014.000 Person from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2017, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 51,450,036.000 Person in 2017 and a record low of 20,132,057.000 Person in 1990. Ethiopia ET: Labour Force data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ethiopia – Table ET.World Bank.WDI: Labour Force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.; ; Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2018.; Sum; Data up to 2016 are estimates while data from 2017 are projections.

Ethiopia ET: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Labour Force data was reported at 5.204 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 5.093 % for 2016. Ethiopia ET: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Labour Force data is updated yearly, averaging 5.232 % from Dec 1991 (Median) to 2017, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.710 % in 1999 and a record low of 3.081 % in 1991. Ethiopia ET: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Labour Force data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ethiopia – Table ET.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.; ; International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2018.; Weighted average; Data up to 2016 are estimates while data from 2017 are projections. National estimates are also available in the WDI database. Caution should be used when comparing ILO estimates with national estimates.

Abstract

The Urban Employment and Unemployment Survey program was designed to provide statistical data on the size and characteristics of the economically active and the inactive population of the country on continuous basis. The variables collected in the survey: socio-demographic characteristics of household members; economic activity during the last seven days and six months; including characteristics of employed persons such as hours of work, occupation, industry, employment status, and earnings from paid employment; unemployment and characteristics of unemployed persons.

The general objective of the 2016 Urban Employment and Unemployment Survey is to provide statistical data on the distribution, characteristics and size of the economic activity status i.e. employed, unemployed population of the country at urban levels on annual basis. The specific objectives of the survey are to: • collect statistical data on the potential manpower and those who are available to take part in various socio-economic activities; • update the data and determine the size and distribution of the labour force participation and the status of economic activity for different sub-groups of the population at different levels of the country; and also to study the socio-economic and demographic characteristics of these groups; • identify the size, distribution and characteristics of employed population i.e. working in the formal or informal employment sector of the economy and earnings from paid employees by occupation and Industry...etc; • provide data on the size, characteristics and distribution of unemployed population and rate of unemployment; • provide data that can be used to assess the situation of women's employment or the participation of women in the labour force; and • generate annual time series data to trace changes over time

Geographic coverage

The survey covered all urban parts of the country except three zones of Afar and six zones of Somali, where the residents are pastoralists.

Analysis unit

• Household
• Individual

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

The 2007 Population and Housing Census was used as frame to select 30 households from the sample enumeration areas.

The country was divided into two broad categories. 1) Major urban centers: All regional capitals and five other major urban centers were included in this category. This category had a total of 16 reporting levels. A stratified two-stage cluster sample design was implemented to select the samples. The primary sampling units were EAs, from each EA 30 households were selected as a second stage unit.

2) Other urban centers: In this category, all other urban centers were included. A stratified three stage cluster sample design was adopted to select samples from this category. The primary sampling units were urban centers and the second stage sampling units were EAs. From each EA 30 households were selected at the third stage.

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

The questionnaire that was used to collect the data had five sections:

Section - 1: Area identification of the selected household: this section dealt with area identification of the respondents such as region, zone, wereda, etc.

Section - 2: Socio- demographic characteristics of households: it consisted of the general socio-demographic characteristics of the population such as age, sex, education, status and type of migration, disability, literacy status, educational Attainment, types of training and marital status.

Section - 3: Economic activities during the last seven days: this section dealt with a range of questions which helps to see the status and characteristics of employed persons in a current status approach such as hours of work in productive activities, occupation, industry, status in employment, earnings from employment, job mobility, service year for paid employees employment in the formal and informal sector and time related under employment.

Section - 4: Unemployment and characteristics of unemployed persons: this section focused on the size, rate and characteristics of the unemployed population.

Section - 5: Economic activities during the last six months: this section consists of the usual economic activity status refereeing to the long reference period i.e. engaged in productive activities during most of the last six months, reason for not being active.

Cleaning operations

The filled-in questionnaires that were retrieved from the field were first subjected to manual editing and coding. During the fieldwork, field supervisors and statisticians of the head and branch statistical offices have checked the filled-in questionnaires and carried out some editing. However, the major editing and coding operation was carried out at the head office. All the edited questionnaires were again fully verified and checked for consistency before they were submitted to the data entry by the subject matter experts.

Using the computer edit specifications prepared earlier for this purpose, the entered data were checked for consistencies and then computer editing or data cleaning was made by referring back to the filled-in questionnaire. This was an important part of data processing operation to maintain the quality of the data. Consistency checks and re-checks were also made based on frequency and tabulation results. This was done by senior programmers using CSPro software in collaboration with the senior subject matter experts from Manpower Statistics Team of the CSA.

Response rate

Response rate of the survey was 99.8%

Sampling error estimates

Estimation procedures, estimates, and CV's for selected tables are provided in the Annex II and III of the survey final report.

Ethiopia ET: Unemployment: National Estimate: % of Total Labour Force data was reported at 17.060 % in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 16.990 % for 2015. Ethiopia ET: Unemployment: National Estimate: % of Total Labour Force data is updated yearly, averaging 17.040 % from Dec 1984 (Median) to 2016, with 14 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 23.130 % in 2004 and a record low of 1.200 % in 1984. Ethiopia ET: Unemployment: National Estimate: % of Total Labour Force data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ethiopia – Table ET.World Bank: Employment and Unemployment. Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.; ; International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in November 2017.; Weighted Average; The series for ILO estimates is also available in the WDI database. Caution should be used when comparing ILO estimates with national estimates.

Factors associated with women unemployment in Ethiopia, EDHS 2016.

Ethiopia ET: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Labour Force data was reported at 3.102 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 3.050 % for 2016. Ethiopia ET: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Labour Force data is updated yearly, averaging 2.994 % from Dec 1991 (Median) to 2017, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.921 % in 1999 and a record low of 1.761 % in 1993. Ethiopia ET: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Labour Force data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ethiopia – Table ET.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.; ; International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2018.; Weighted average; Data up to 2016 are estimates while data from 2017 are projections. National estimates are also available in the WDI database. Caution should be used when comparing ILO estimates with national estimates.

Ethiopia ET: Unemployment: National Estimate: Male: % of Male Labour Force data was reported at 9.400 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 10.500 % for 2015. Ethiopia ET: Unemployment: National Estimate: Male: % of Male Labour Force data is updated yearly, averaging 10.830 % from Dec 1984 (Median) to 2016, with 14 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 15.810 % in 2004 and a record low of 1.000 % in 1984. Ethiopia ET: Unemployment: National Estimate: Male: % of Male Labour Force data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ethiopia – Table ET.World Bank: Employment and Unemployment. Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.; ; International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in November 2017.; Weighted Average; The series for ILO estimates is also available in the WDI database. Caution should be used when comparing ILO estimates with national estimates.

Measures of variation and model fit statistics on women unemployment in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia ET: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Youth: % of Total Labour Force Aged 15-24 data was reported at 7.429 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 7.265 % for 2016. Ethiopia ET: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Youth: % of Total Labour Force Aged 15-24 data is updated yearly, averaging 7.429 % from Dec 1991 (Median) to 2017, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 12.361 % in 1999 and a record low of 4.440 % in 1992. Ethiopia ET: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Youth: % of Total Labour Force Aged 15-24 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ethiopia – Table ET.World Bank: Employment and Unemployment. Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.; ; International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in November 2017.; Weighted average; Data up to 2016 are estimates while data from 2017 are projections. National estimates are also available in the WDI database. Caution should be used when comparing ILO estimates with national estimates.

Ethiopia ET: Unemployment: National Estimate: Youth Female: % of Female Labour Force Aged 15-24 data was reported at 30.930 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 31.470 % for 2015. Ethiopia ET: Unemployment: National Estimate: Youth Female: % of Female Labour Force Aged 15-24 data is updated yearly, averaging 30.930 % from Dec 2004 (Median) to 2016, with 11 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 40.460 % in 2004 and a record low of 9.630 % in 2013. Ethiopia ET: Unemployment: National Estimate: Youth Female: % of Female Labour Force Aged 15-24 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ethiopia – Table ET.World Bank: Employment and Unemployment. Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.; ; International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in November 2017.; Weighted Average; The series for ILO estimates is also available in the WDI database. Caution should be used when comparing ILO estimates with national estimates.

Ethiopia ET: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Ratio of Female to Male data was reported at 87.925 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 87.700 % for 2016. Ethiopia ET: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Ratio of Female to Male data is updated yearly, averaging 84.677 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2017, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 87.925 % in 2017 and a record low of 73.728 % in 1992. Ethiopia ET: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Ratio of Female to Male data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ethiopia – Table ET.World Bank.WDI: Labour Force. Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is calculated by dividing female labor force participation rate by male labor force participation rate and multiplying by 100.; ; Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2018.; Weighted average; Data up to 2016 are estimates while data from 2017 are projections. National estimates are also available in the WDI database. Caution should be used when comparing ILO estimates with national estimates.

Ethiopia ET: Unemployment: National Estimate: Youth Male: % of Male Labour Force Aged 15-24 data was reported at 17.140 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 21.320 % for 2015. Ethiopia ET: Unemployment: National Estimate: Youth Male: % of Male Labour Force Aged 15-24 data is updated yearly, averaging 21.150 % from Dec 2004 (Median) to 2016, with 11 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 28.240 % in 2004 and a record low of 4.090 % in 2005. Ethiopia ET: Unemployment: National Estimate: Youth Male: % of Male Labour Force Aged 15-24 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ethiopia – Table ET.World Bank: Employment and Unemployment. Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.; ; International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in November 2017.; Weighted Average; The series for ILO estimates is also available in the WDI database. Caution should be used when comparing ILO estimates with national estimates.

Ethiopia ET: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Population Aged 15+ data was reported at 82.461 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 82.337 % for 2016. Ethiopia ET: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Population Aged 15+ data is updated yearly, averaging 82.534 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2017, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 84.535 % in 2005 and a record low of 77.948 % in 1990. Ethiopia ET: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Population Aged 15+ data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ethiopia – Table ET.World Bank.WDI: Labour Force. Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.; ; International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2018.; Weighted average; Data up to 2016 are estimates while data from 2017 are projections. National estimates are also available in the WDI database. Caution should be used when comparing ILO estimates with national estimates.

Ethiopia ET: Labour Force: Female: % of Total Labour Force data was reported at 47.322 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 47.268 % for 2016. Ethiopia ET: Labour Force: Female: % of Total Labour Force data is updated yearly, averaging 46.520 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2017, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 47.322 % in 2017 and a record low of 43.011 % in 1992. Ethiopia ET: Labour Force: Female: % of Total Labour Force data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ethiopia – Table ET.World Bank.WDI: Labour Force. Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.; ; Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2018.; Weighted average; Data up to 2016 are estimates while data from 2017 are projections.

Ethiopia ET: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: Aged 15-24 data was reported at 77.855 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 77.873 % for 2016. Ethiopia ET: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: Aged 15-24 data is updated yearly, averaging 81.862 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2017, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 83.723 % in 1999 and a record low of 77.855 % in 2017. Ethiopia ET: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: Aged 15-24 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ethiopia – Table ET.World Bank.WDI: Labour Force. Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.; ; International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2018.; Weighted average; Data up to 2016 are estimates while data from 2017 are projections. National estimates are also available in the WDI database. Caution should be used when comparing ILO estimates with national estimates.

Ethiopia ET: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15-24 data was reported at 75.053 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 75.005 % for 2016. Ethiopia ET: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15-24 data is updated yearly, averaging 78.208 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2017, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 79.485 % in 2005 and a record low of 72.870 % in 1990. Ethiopia ET: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15-24 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ethiopia – Table ET.World Bank: Labour Force. Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.; ; International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Early release of the 2017 ILO Labour Force Estimates and Projections, retrieved in November 2017.; Weighted Average; Data up to 2016 are estimates while data from 2017 are projections. National estimates are also available in the WDI database. Caution should be used when comparing ILO estimates with national estimates.

Ethiopia ET: Labour Force Participation Rate: National Estimate: Female: % of Female Population Aged 15+ data was reported at 56.800 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 57.200 % for 2015. Ethiopia ET: Labour Force Participation Rate: National Estimate: Female: % of Female Population Aged 15+ data is updated yearly, averaging 60.640 % from Dec 1981 (Median) to 2016, with 16 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 78.810 % in 2005 and a record low of 28.410 % in 1981. Ethiopia ET: Labour Force Participation Rate: National Estimate: Female: % of Female Population Aged 15+ data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ethiopia – Table ET.World Bank: Labour Force. Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.; ; International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in November 2017.; Weighted Average; The series for ILO estimates is also available in the WDI database. Caution should be used when comparing ILO estimates with national estimates.

Ethiopia ET: Contributing Family Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employement data was reported at 56.148 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 56.265 % for 2016. Ethiopia ET: Contributing Family Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employement data is updated yearly, averaging 48.952 % from Dec 1991 (Median) to 2017, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 56.265 % in 2016 and a record low of 41.149 % in 1997. Ethiopia ET: Contributing Family Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employement data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ethiopia – Table ET.World Bank: Employment and Unemployment. Contributing family workers are those workers who hold 'self-employment jobs' as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.; ; International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in November 2017.; Weighted average; Data up to 2016 are estimates while data from 2017 are projections.

Ethiopia ET: Contributing Family Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Employment data was reported at 72.786 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 72.831 % for 2016. Ethiopia ET: Contributing Family Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Employment data is updated yearly, averaging 65.270 % from Dec 1991 (Median) to 2017, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 73.693 % in 2003 and a record low of 54.509 % in 1997. Ethiopia ET: Contributing Family Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Employment data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ethiopia – Table ET.World Bank: Employment and Unemployment. Contributing family workers are those workers who hold 'self-employment jobs' as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.; ; International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in November 2017.; Weighted average; Data up to 2016 are estimates while data from 2017 are projections.

Ethiopia ET: Labour Force Participation Rate: National Estimate: Male: % of Male Population Aged 15+ data was reported at 70.900 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 71.100 % for 2015. Ethiopia ET: Labour Force Participation Rate: National Estimate: Male: % of Male Population Aged 15+ data is updated yearly, averaging 77.410 % from Dec 1981 (Median) to 2016, with 16 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 90.700 % in 2005 and a record low of 69.200 % in 1987. Ethiopia ET: Labour Force Participation Rate: National Estimate: Male: % of Male Population Aged 15+ data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ethiopia – Table ET.World Bank: Labour Force. Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.; ; International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in November 2017.; Weighted Average; The series for ILO estimates is also available in the WDI database. Caution should be used when comparing ILO estimates with national estimates.