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March 4, 2025 | 6 months ago
According to ONS survey findings: The public sector absorbs 58% of the total female workforce
The ONS's latest survey results for October 2024, published last Thursday, reveal an unprecedented panorama of activity, employment, and unemployment in Algeria in recent years.
The female workforce exceeded the three million mark for the first time, reaching 3,163,000, or 22.9% of the total. The labor force participation rate is estimated at 41.7%, with a marked difference between men (63.9%) and women (19.2%). The national employment rate is 36.4%, but varies widely by gender (58.2% for men and 14.3% for women).
Female employment is mainly concentrated in public administration, health, social action and manufacturing, accounting for 75.2% of jobs held by women. What's more, 76.8% of working women are salaried employees, compared with 68.9% for the population as a whole. The public sector employs 58% of the female workforce, while the private sector absorbs 61.2% of total employment.
Women hold 55% of professional positions, 48.9% of administrative positions and 38.1% of intermediate positions. Their numbers are lowest in skilled industrial occupations (16.6%) and senior management (11.6%).
The national unemployment rate is 12.7%, particularly affecting young people (29.3%). Unemployment among women (25.4%) is significantly higher than among men (9%). Of the 1,759,000 unemployed, 42.5% have no qualifications, 31.4% have a university degree and 26.1% have vocational training. Furthermore, 59.3% of the unemployed have been looking for work for over a year.
Finally, the sectoral breakdown of employment shows that 17.4% of the workforce works in public administration (excluding health), 15.5% in health and social services, 15.3% in trade, 14% in construction and 13.6% in manufacturing. The agricultural sector accounts for 9% of total employment.
March 4, 2025 | 
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