Quarterly Labour Force Report 2020 Quarter 2

Abstract

The Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) is a modular survey under the Kenya Continuous Household Survey Programme (KCHSP). The programme is designed to provide a constant stream of data on a wide range of socio-economic indicators. The QLFS collects information about the Kenyan labour market activities for the population aged 5 years and above. Data is collected for two weeks every month.

This quarterly release analyses the labour market situation for the population aged 15 to 64 years. Topics covered include labour Force Participation Rates, Employment, Unemployment, labour underutilization, Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET) and inactivity. The concepts and definitions used in the analyses are consistent with the International Labour Organization (ILO) standard for labour market statistics. Indicators are compared between the current quarter and the same quarter the previous year and the immediate previous quarter. No adjustments are made for seasonality and therefore some of the variations may be due to seasonality factors.

The information is released with a lag of two months. This report presents the results for the period April to June 2020. The population size and age distributionn are from the forecasts derived from the 2019 population census.