Employment rate in August 2022 was estimated at 94.7 percent. This was higher than the recorded employment rate in the same period last year, which was estimated at 91.9 percent, but was slightly lower than the 94.8 percent estimate in July 2022.

The country’s employment rate continued to pick-up to 94.8 percent in July 2022, from 94.0 percent in the previous month. In terms of level, the number of employed persons in July 2022 was estimated at 47.39 million, from 41.67 million in the same period of 2021.

The country’s employment rate in June 2022 remained the same as the 94.0 percent employment rate reported a month ago. This was higher than the employment rate of 92.3 percent registered in the same period of 2021