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Labour Force Survey Trends - May 2023 (Q2)
The Labour Force Survey (LFS) programme collect data on employment and labour underutilization characteristics of the population on a continuous basis, providing quarterly estimates of the main labour force aggregates with sufficient precision at the National level since 2016.
Labour Force Survey Trends - February 2023 (Q1)
The Labour Force Survey (LFS) programme collect data on employment and labour underutilization characteristics of the population on a continuous basis, providing quarterly estimates of the main labour force aggregates with sufficient precision at the National level since 2016.
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Rwanda's Unemployment Rate Declines, Yet Gender and Age Disparities Persist
Introduction
Rwanda has seen a promising decline in its unemployment rate, with the latest figures revealing a drop to 16.8 percent, compared to 23.5 percent in May 2022 and 17.3 percent in February 2023. This reduction is a testament to the nation's continued efforts to stimulate economic growth and job creation. However, beneath this overall improvement, significant gender and age disparities persist, demanding attention and targeted strategies to address them effectively.
Unemployment in Rwanda has declined by 7 percentage points
After the hard time of the Covid-19 pandemic, people are putting much pression to the labour market to resume their lives that was much affected by the pandemic. Despite their efforts, Labour under utilizations remains higher. The new standards introduced an innovative framework that recognizes all productive activities, whether paid or unpaid, as work and serve to expand the range of statistics available on different working activities, paid and unpaid, carried out by women and men, including employment, volunteer work, own-use production work, etc.