Tanzania’s 2024 labour market survey reveals employment gains with 68.7% employment-to-population ratio, but informality surges to 94.6%. Key findings show declining unemployment from 8.7% to 6.2%, rising average monthly wage to TZS 477,241, and improved literacy rates. However, gender wage gaps persist and youth unemployment remains at 10%.
The survey, conducted throughout 2024 across Mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar, offers the most robust, comparable, and harmonised labour market data the country has produced in recent years, marking a major milestone in Tanzania’s statistical capacity. The survey employed a stratified two-stage sampling design based on the 2022 Population and Housing Census, covering 14,232 households (10,584 in Mainland Tanzania and 3,648 in Zanzibar).
Data were collected quarterly using Computer-Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI), achieving a 98.6% response rate and yielding information on over 61,500 individuals. Table of Contents Unemployment Wages Education and Literacy Policy Recommendations
Read more at: https://www.tanzaniainvest.com/economy/labour-force-survey-2024
