Key findings on the 2011 urban employment unemployment survey

Type Corporate Author
Title Key findings on the 2011 urban employment unemployment survey
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2011
Page numbers 1-10
Publisher Central Statistical Agency
City Addis Ababa
Country/State Ethiopia
Abstract
Ethiopia being one of the African countries with relatively fast growing population coupled with developing economies, proper management and efficient utilization of its work force is essential. In this respect, the capacity of the economy in absorbing the labour force needs to be monitored regularly and appropriate employment policy should consequently be adopted. Thus, the level of employment and unemployment of the country is widely used as overall indicators in evaluating the current performance of the economy. The analysis of employment status is therefore essential both in reflecting the current employment situations and foreseeing future changes. Labour force survey is one of the most important sources of data that provides information regarding the level of employment and unemployment as well as the potential labour force of the country. It serves as an input to assess the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Furthermore, it is also important to monitor and evaluate the five years growth and transformation plan of the country. The 2011 Urban Employment Unemployment Survey is designed to provide data on employment and unemployment at national and regional urban levels. The survey follows a household approach and covers all urban areas of the country except the nomadic areas of three zones of Affar and six zones of Somali regions. A total of 19,800 households were selected from 660 enumeration areas using systematic random sampling method of which 99.9 percent of the households are successfully covered by the survey. This executive summary provides Key Indicators of Labour Market (KILM) such as activity rate /labour participation rate/, employment to population ratio, proportion of employed persons by occupation and industry, status in employment, employment in the informal sector, unemployment rate…etc. In addition the comparisons of the three survey results are also presented in summary Table 1 and 2. The detailed results of the March 2011 survey presented with brief descriptions and statistical tables in the Statistical and Analytical reports.

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