Malawi 2015-16

Table A-3.8.3 Continuity of employment: Women by districts
Percent distribution of women age 15-49 employed in the 12 months before the survey by
continuity of employment, according to district, Malawi DHS 2015-16
Continuity of employment
District All year Seasonal Occasional Total
Number of
women
employed
during the
last 12
months
Northern
Chitipa 26.4 61.1 12.5 100.0 169
Karonga 43.7 49.1 7.2 100.0 273
Likoma 71.2 23.9 4.9 100.0 10
Mzimba 42.7 52.5 4.7 100.0 727
Nkhata Bay 46.0 41.8 12.2 100.0 232
Rumphi 35.7 60.6 3.6 100.0 208
Total 40.9 52.2 6.9 100.0 1,620
Central
Dedza 37.6 57.2 5.3 100.0 993
Dowa 42.9 52.4 4.8 100.0 739
Kasungu 36.1 50.4 13.4 100.0 748
Lilongwe 46.3 46.7 7.0 100.0 3,279
Mchinji 28.3 65.6 6.1 100.0 642
Nkhotakota 31.6 58.1 10.3 100.0 291
Ntcheu 23.5 72.9 3.6 100.0 754
Ntchisi 40.6 55.7 3.7 100.0 205
Salima 22.7 69.2 8.2 100.0 432
Total 38.5 54.6 6.9 100.0 8,083
Southern
Balaka 22.6 69.9 7.5 100.0 398
Blantyre 50.0 38.4 11.6 100.0 993
Chikhwawa 37.6 54.9 7.5 100.0 370
Chiradzulu 38.9 53.4 7.6 100.0 378
Machinga 20.8 75.3 4.0 100.0 588
Mangochi 27.0 68.1 4.9 100.0 642
Mulanje 27.1 63.4 9.5 100.0 744
Mwanza 27.4 67.1 5.5 100.0 99
Neno 40.8 52.9 6.3 100.0 155
Nsanje 26.0 66.2 7.8 100.0 219
Phalombe 31.8 63.5 4.7 100.0 559
Thyolo 29.5 63.3 7.2 100.0 747
Zomba 37.1 57.4 5.5 100.0 893
Total 33.1 59.7 7.2 100.0 6,783
Total 36.5 56.5 7.0 100.0 16,485
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