Unemployment rate in Kenya 2019-2021

Published by
Lars Kamer,
Aug 1, 2022
The unemployment rate in Kenya increased to 6.6 percent in the first quarter of 2021, against 5.4 percent in the previous quarter. It was also higher than in Q1 2020, when 5.2 percent of the population aged 15-64 years were unemployed.

Unemployment rate in Kenya from 3rd quarter 2019 to 1st quarter 2021

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Release date

September 2021

Region

Kenya

Survey time period

Q3 2019 to Q1 2021

Age group

15-64 years

Supplementary notes

Unemployment rate according to strict definition.
The figures have been taken from several publications.
The source adds the following information: "Strict definition: Under the strict terms is defined as people who do not have a job, have actively looked for work in the past four weeks, and are currently available for work."

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