Work status and unemployment in urban Ethiopia. In-depth analysis from the 1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia.

This report deals with work and unemployment in urban Ethiopia and focuses on the 1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia. It discusses: the general theme of work and on-work in developing economies; data sources and definitions; choices about the territorial dimension of the study; converging and contrasting trends of work-age population labor force and employment; socioeconomic and demographic factors affecting labor participation and unemployment; the geo- economics of Ethiopia; and major findings and recommendations.