In 2023, the unemployment rate in Zambia remained nearly unchanged at around 5.91 percent. With a decline of 0.1 percentage points (-1.67 percent), there is no significant change to 2022. The unemployment rate refers to the share of the workforce that is currently not working but is actively searching for work. It does not include the economically inactive population, such as the long-term unemployed, those aged under 15 years, or retired persons.
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World Bank. (September 19, 2024). Zambia: Unemployment rate from 2004 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/809085/unemployment-rate-in-zambia/
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