In 2022, the unemployment rate in Kenya decreased from 5.3 percent in the third quarter to 4.9 percent in the fourth quarter. In the second quarter of 2020, unemployment reached its peak at 10.4 percent among the population aged 15-64 years.
Unemployment rate in Kenya from Q3 2019 to Q4 2022
Unemployment rate according to strict definition.
The figures have been taken from several publications.
The source adds the following information: "Strict definition: Under the strict terms is defined as people who do not have a job, have actively looked for work in the past four weeks, and are currently available for work."
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Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. (April 3, 2023). Unemployment rate in Kenya from Q3 2019 to Q4 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134370/unemployment-rate-in-kenya/
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. "Unemployment rate in Kenya from Q3 2019 to Q4 2022." Chart. April 3, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134370/unemployment-rate-in-kenya/
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. (2023). Unemployment rate in Kenya from Q3 2019 to Q4 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134370/unemployment-rate-in-kenya/
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. "Unemployment Rate in Kenya from Q3 2019 to Q4 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134370/unemployment-rate-in-kenya/
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, Unemployment rate in Kenya from Q3 2019 to Q4 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134370/unemployment-rate-in-kenya/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Unemployment rate in Kenya from Q3 2019 to Q4 2022 [Graph], Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, April 3, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134370/unemployment-rate-in-kenya/
