Browsing Policy Briefs by Subject "Unemployment"

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Policy Brief No. 1 of 2004 on Economic Growth Scenarios for Employment Creation in Kenya

Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2004)

Employment creation in Kenya is a major concern to the government. The 1998/99 Labour Force Survey estimates Kenya’s active labour force at 10.5 million people, and unemployment at 14.6% of the active labour force. Given ...
Policy Brief No. 10 of 2020-2021 on Exploiting Job Creation Potential for Youth in Industries Without Smokestacks in Kenya

Onsomu, Eldah; Nyabaro, Violet; Munga, Boaz; Shibia, Adan (Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2021)

The Kenyan economy has over the last two decades experienced an upward trajectory in economic growth. The country’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) more than doubled from Ksh 2,150 billion in 2001 to Ksh 5,049 billion ...