Senegal: Informal employment

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 Senegal

Informal employment, percent of total employment

 Latest value 90.20
 Year 2019
 Measure percent
 Data availability 2015 - 2019
 Average 91.16
 Min - Max 87.00 - 93.60
 Source International Labour Organization
The latest value from 2019 is 90.2 percent, a decline from 93.6 percent in 2018. In comparison, the world average is 56.43 percent, based on data from 50 countries. Historically, the average for Senegal from 2015 to 2019 is 91.16 percent. The minimum value, 87 percent, was reached in 2016 while the maximum of 93.6 percent was recorded in 2018. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Definition: Informal employment as percent of total employment. Derived from national surveys conducted by the International Labour Organization.

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 Labor force 5.58 2023 million people
 Unemployment rate 2.93 2023 percent
 Female unemployment 3.13 2023 percent
 Male unemployment 2.80 2023 percent
 Youth unemployment 4.12 2023 percent
 Labor force participation 50.28 2023 percent
 Labor force: percent female 38.73 2023 percent
 Female labor force participation 37.60 2023 percent
 Male labor force participation 63.91 2023 percent
 Self-employment 64.36 2022 percent
 Informal employment 90.20 2019 percent
 Employment 5.15 Q3/2024 million employed people
 Unemployment rate 20.30 Q3/2024 percent
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