The structure of the labor force and employment in Sudan
This paper use the new, nationally-representative Sudan Labour Market Panel Survey data.
Abstract
Sudan’s economy and society have been repeatedly disrupted by political turmoil since 2018, with challenges further compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic. How this turbulent period has affected Sudan’s labour market was previously unknown, as Sudan’s last household survey was in 2014 to 2015.
This paper investigates the state of Sudan’s labour market as of 2022, using the new, nationally-representative Sudan Labour Market Panel Survey data. The analyses examine labour supply, including the evolution of the age structure of the Sudanese population, the trends in age at marriage and fertility, the educational composition of the population, current enrolment rates, labour force participation, as well as employment and unemployment rates. The analyses also investigate the structure of employment by broad economic activity and institutional sector, by occupation, and by degree of informality.
This research is part of the Gender, Growth and Labour Markets in Low Income Countries programme
Citation
Krafft, C., Assaad, R., Cortes-Mendoza, A., and Honzay, I. The Structure of the Labor Force and Employment in Sudan. G2LM LIC Working Paper No. 76, 2023