People aged 25-29 years constituted the largest group in Kenya's labor force in the third quarter of 2020. Around 3.4 million Kenyans of this age group were currently employed, unemployed but seeking work, or unemployed but available to work. Among people between 30 and 39 years, nearly 3.3 million were under the same conditions. Overall, young Kenyans (15-29 years) accounted for 40 percent of the country's workforce.
Extended labor force in Kenya as of Q3 2020, by age group
(in 1,000s)
The source adds the following information:
"Extended Labour force: consists of all persons in the working age population who are either employed or unemployed and the potential labour force. Potential labour Force: is defined as all persons of working age who, during the short reference period, were neither in employment nor in unemployment and: (a) carried out activities to “seek employment”, were not “currently available” but would become available within a short subsequent period established in the light of national circumstances (i.e. unavailable jobseekers); or (b) did not carry out activities to “seek employment”, but wanted employment and were “currently available” (i.e. available potential jobseekers)."
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Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. (December 22, 2020). Extended labor force in Kenya as of Q3 2020, by age group (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233943/labor-force-in-kenya-by-age/
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. "Extended labor force in Kenya as of Q3 2020, by age group (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 22, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233943/labor-force-in-kenya-by-age/
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. (2020). Extended labor force in Kenya as of Q3 2020, by age group (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233943/labor-force-in-kenya-by-age/
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Extended labor force in Kenya as of Q3 2020, by age group (in 1,000s) [Graph], Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, December 22, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233943/labor-force-in-kenya-by-age/
