NSA senior statistician Onesmus Shalonda shares the agency’s perspective on the recently released labor force survey
January 30, 2025
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AROUND 96.8% of unemployed Namibians have stopped looking for work after repeated unsuccessful attempts. This was yesterday revealed by the latest labor force survey.
Out of a total of 341 931 individuals classified as the potential labor force, most have given up looking for employment. This is according to the 2023 Population and Housing Census Labor Force Report released by the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA). Meanwhile, YOUTH unemployment in the country has decreased to 44.7% in 2023 from 46,1% in 2018.
Namibia Statistics Agency senior statistician Onesmus Shalonda who made the announcements on Wednesday, joins Daybreak to share some more insights.
