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Declining trend in Unemployment rate from February 2017 to February 2019(Q1)

The Rwanda Labour Force Survey (LFS) started in 2016 with an annual sample spread into two rounds to provide bi-annual estimates of main labour market indicators at National level.


Unemployment rate in Rwanda is slightly declining

UR=Unemployment rate, EPR=Employment to population Ratio, LFPR=Labour Force Participation Rate

In past two years (2017 and 2018), the unemployment rate in Rwanda is slightly declining while the employment to population and Labour force participation Rate is increasing.


Labour force participation in Rwanda: Results from the Population and Housing Census of 2012

In Rwanda, according to the Population and Housing Census conducted in 2012 (2012RPHC), the population aged 16 years and above increased during the last decade.


Employment rate, higher for women than men in Rwanda

Rwanda has always recorded a higher female employment rate over past ten years than in men category. Even though the difference is not so big, women are still having a bigger employment rate since 2000.

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