As of the third quarter of 2020, nearly 91 percent of all people aged 45-49 years in Kenya were currently employed or unemployed but seeking work. The age group had the highest labor force participation rate in the country. On the other hand, people between the ages of 15 and 19 years registered the lowest proportion of economically active individuals in the population, at 29.3 percent. In general, for those aged between 30 and 59 years, the labor force rate was over 80 percent.
Labor force participation rate in Kenya as of Q3 2020, by age group
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According to the source, labor force participation rate "is a measure of the proportion of a country’s working-age population that engages actively in the labour market, either by working or looking for work; it provides an indication of the size of the supply of labour available to engage in the production of goods and services, relative to the population at working age".
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Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. (November 30, 2020). Labor force participation rate in Kenya as of Q3 2020, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233954/labor-force-participation-rate-in-kenya-by-age/
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. "Labor force participation rate in Kenya as of Q3 2020, by age group." Chart. November 30, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233954/labor-force-participation-rate-in-kenya-by-age/
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. (2020). Labor force participation rate in Kenya as of Q3 2020, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233954/labor-force-participation-rate-in-kenya-by-age/
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. "Labor Force Participation Rate in Kenya as of Q3 2020, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Nov 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233954/labor-force-participation-rate-in-kenya-by-age/
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, Labor force participation rate in Kenya as of Q3 2020, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233954/labor-force-participation-rate-in-kenya-by-age/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
Labor force participation rate in Kenya as of Q3 2020, by age group [Graph], Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, November 30, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233954/labor-force-participation-rate-in-kenya-by-age/
