Employment in Sierra Leone

Economic Activity (% in 2022)
Services 44.65 WB
Agriculture 43.35 WB
Economic Activity Industry and Construction
Industry 12.01 % in 2022 WB
Gender (% in 2022)
Male 44.58 WB
Female 42.03 WB
Africa
Algeria 111.54 Index in 2017 IMF
Angola 175.16 Index in 2021 IMF
Benin 170.12 Index in 2018 IMF
Botswana 150.11 Index in 2023 IMF
Burkina Faso -0.82 Percent in 2007 IMF + 1 other
Burundi 85.06 % in 2022 WB
Cabo Verde 116.38 Index in 2019 IMF
Cameroon 103.63 Index in 2021 IMF
Central African Republic 70.84 % in 2022 WB
Chad 69.15 % in 2022 WB
Comoros 34.63 % in 2022 WB
Congo 32.25 % in 2022 WB
Côte d'Ivoire -18.7 Percent in 2017 IMF + 1 other
Democratic Republic of the Congo 56.07 % in 2022 WB
Djibouti 1.16 % in 2022 WB
Egypt 118.32 Index in 4th quarter 2022 IMF
Equatorial Guinea 55.53 % in 2022 WB
Eritrea 63.99 % in 2022 WB
Eswatini 13.45 % in 2022 WB
Ethiopia 62.79 % in 2022 WB
Gabon 100 Index in 2010 IMF
Gambia 47.52 % in 2022 WB
Ghana 113.98 Index in 2022 IMF
Guinea 60.34 % in 2022 WB
Guinea Bissau 50.3 % in 2022 WB
Kenya -0.51 Percent in 4th quarter 2021 IMF + 1 other
Lesotho 20.07 Percent in 1987 IMF + 1 other
Liberia 95.54 Index in 2017 IMF
Libya 9.21 % in 2022 WB
Madagascar 128.58 Index in 2022 IMF
Malawi -3.33 Percent in 2005 IMF + 1 other
Mali 139.66 Index in 2020 IMF
Mauritania 33.05 % in 2022 WB
Mauritius 114.04 Index on Dec 2022 IMF
Morocco 103.26 Index in 2022 IMF
Mozambique 70.13 % in 2022 WB
Namibia 118.87 Index in 2018 IMF
Niger -43.16 Percent in 2012 IMF + 1 other
Nigeria -2.56 Percent in 1st quarter 2023 IMF + 1 other
Rwanda 7.71 Percent in 2022 IMF + 1 other
Sao Tome and Principe 0.19 Percent in 2006 IMF + 1 other
Senegal -7.87 Percent in 4th quarter 2019 IMF + 1 other
Seychelles Growth 4 timeseries
Sierra Leone 8.03 Percent in 2004 IMF + 1 other
Somalia 25.92 % in 2022 WB
South Africa 123.65 Index in 4th quarter 2023 IMF
South Sudan 60.27 % in 2022 WB
Sudan 40.41 % in 2022 WB
Togo 103.88 Percent in 2015 IMF + 1 other
Tunisia 104.46 Index in 2023 IMF
Uganda 168.37 Index in 2021 IMF
United Republic of Tanzania 242.01 Index in 2020 IMF
Zambia 127.81 Index in 2022 IMF
Zimbabwe 3.52 Percent in 2nd quarter 2023 IMF + 1 other
Labor
Average Working Hours 8.4 Hours Per Week in 2013 WB
Employment 8.03 Percent in 2004 IMF + 1 other
Employment Rate 52.18 % in 2023 WB
Labor Force 2,912,540 Number in 2023 WB + 1 other
Labor Force Participation Rate 32.87 % in 2023 WB
Underemployment 0.72 % in 2018 WB
Unemployment 3.21 % in 2023 WB + 1 other