Zambia - Labor Force





Zambia: Labor Force

Mnemonic LBF.IZMB
Unit #
Annual 3.45 %
Data 2016 6,818,495
2015 6,590,858

Series Information

Source The World Bank
Release Education Statistics
Frequency Annual
Start Date 12/31/1990
End Date 12/31/2016

Zambia: Labor

Reference Last Previous Units Frequency
Labor Force Employment 2019 Q1 2,912,092 2,669,528 #, NSA Quarterly
Agriculture Employment 2017 3,762,259 3,635,694 # Annual
Unemployment Rate 2017 7.79 7.78 % of total labor force Annual
Labor Force 2016 6,818,495 6,590,858 # Annual
Wage & Salaries 2016 18,639,766,000 16,372,004,000 NCU Annual
Total Employment 1989 359.6 360.72 Ths. Annual

Release Information

The World Bank Education Statistics Database analyzes education data on over 4,000 indicators. The database holds internationally-comparable data on over 200 countries and various regional and income group aggregates.

The indicators are organized by category:

  • The Pre-Primary, Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Expenditures, and Teacher categories have data from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS).
  • The Learning Outcomes category holds data from international and regional learning assessments including TIMSS, PIRLS, PISA, and SACMEQ.
  • The Population, Labor, and Other categories hold background data from The World Bank, ILO, and other sources.