There were nearly 2.23 million unemployed people in Ethiopia as of 2024. The number increased compared to the previous year, when nearly 2.16 million people where unemployed but in the labor force in the country. Overall, unemployment in Ethiopia followed a rising trend from 2012 onwards, with a significant increase in 2020.
Number of unemployed people in Ethiopia from 2014 to 2024
(in 1,000s)
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ILO. (May 23, 2024). Number of unemployed people in Ethiopia from 2014 to 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297098/number-of-unemployed-people-in-ethiopia/
ILO. "Number of unemployed people in Ethiopia from 2014 to 2024 (in 1,000s)." Chart. May 23, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297098/number-of-unemployed-people-in-ethiopia/
ILO. (2024). Number of unemployed people in Ethiopia from 2014 to 2024 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297098/number-of-unemployed-people-in-ethiopia/
ILO. "Number of Unemployed People in Ethiopia from 2014 to 2024 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297098/number-of-unemployed-people-in-ethiopia/
ILO, Number of unemployed people in Ethiopia from 2014 to 2024 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297098/number-of-unemployed-people-in-ethiopia/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of unemployed people in Ethiopia from 2014 to 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph], ILO, May 23, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297098/number-of-unemployed-people-in-ethiopia/
