In 2022, there were nearly 56 million people employed in Ethiopia. The majority of the employed individuals in the country were men, accounting for nearly 53.7 percent. In the period examined, the number of female and male employees in the country followed the same trend, while the gender gap in employment was largest in 2020.
Number of people employed in Ethiopia from 2012 to 2023, by gender
(in 1,000s)
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"The employed comprise all persons of working age who, during a specified brief period, were in one of the following categories: a) paid employment (whether at work or with a job but not at work); or b) self-employment (whether at work or with an enterprise but not at work)."
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ILO. (March 6, 2022). Number of people employed in Ethiopia from 2012 to 2023, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295834/number-of-employees-in-ethiopia-by-gender/
ILO. "Number of people employed in Ethiopia from 2012 to 2023, by gender (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 6, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295834/number-of-employees-in-ethiopia-by-gender/
ILO. (2022). Number of people employed in Ethiopia from 2012 to 2023, by gender (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295834/number-of-employees-in-ethiopia-by-gender/
ILO. "Number of People Employed in Ethiopia from 2012 to 2023, by Gender (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295834/number-of-employees-in-ethiopia-by-gender/
ILO, Number of people employed in Ethiopia from 2012 to 2023, by gender (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295834/number-of-employees-in-ethiopia-by-gender/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of people employed in Ethiopia from 2012 to 2023, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph], ILO, March 6, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295834/number-of-employees-in-ethiopia-by-gender/
