Ethiopia KILM

Labour Force Participation Rate
Labour force participation rate KILM 1
Trends
Analysis of the labour force participation rate in Ethiopia (from table 1 and figure 2 below) reveals
that is has shown an increasing trend for the period 1994-2005 and a declining trend from 2005-
2007. One possible explanation for the decline of the LFPR for the younger age group (15-24) is that
due to improved educational attainment they postponed their entry into the labour market in order
to pursue their studies.
Table 1: Labour force participation rates, 1994-2007
Age
Group
YEAR
1994 1999 2005 2007
M F M+F M F M+F M F M+F M F M+F
15+ 89.6 66.5 77.9 89.7 71.9 80.5 89.2 77.4 83.1 81.6 67.3 74.4
15-24 80.0 66.0 73.0 83.1 73.3 78.2 79.5 74.8 77.0 65.8 62.1 63.9
15-64 90.3 67.8 78.8 91.7 74.4 82.6 90.4 79.8 84.8 82.0 68.3 75.1
25-54 97.0 69. 5 82.7 97.6 77.4 86.9 97.1 84.8 90.6 93.2 73.3 83.0
25-34 96.1 69.8 82.0 97.9 80.2 88.4 96.7 85.7 90.8 91.8 73.5 82.2
35-54 97.8 69.3 83.3 97.4 75.2 85.6 97.4 84.0 90.4 94.3 73.1 83.7
55-64 93.6 62.5 79.2 91.5 54.3 73.6 94.5 66.6 80.8 90.1 63.5 77.7
65+ 79.9 43.5 64.1 65.7 27.5 48.8 73.4 35.1 56.3 74.4 48.9 63.1
Source: CSA, Calculated based on 1999 &2005 Labour force survey and 1994 & 2007 Census.
In contrast, the participation rate of older persons in the labour market, especially women, has
increased. This was the case for those aged 65 + after 2005.
A look at figure 2 below reveals that during the period 1994–2007, men participated in the labour
force at higher rates than their women counterparts in every age group.
Figure 2: Labour Force Participation rate
Figure 2:Labour Force Participation rate
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
86.9 85.1
88.3
80
75.5
78.8
73.9 72.3 71.5
64.3 62.8
64.2
M
F
M+F
1994 1999 2005 2007
Year
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