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Why 90 per cent of new jobs in Kenya are informal

Jobs in both formal and informal sectors grew from 20 million in 2023 to 20.8 million in 2024.

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by FELIX KIPKEMOI

News06 May 2025 - 21:02
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Construction workers at Shauri Moyo B Affordable Housing Project in Makadara constituency, Nairobi county /FILE

At least 848,200 new jobs were created in 2024, raising the total employment to 20.8 million, an Economic Survey released by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) has revealed.

The informal sector remained the dominant driver of employment, accounting for 90 per cent of all new jobs excluding small-scale agriculture with 703,700 new positions.

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