Survey: 840,000 jobs created last yearA Kenyan worker at the Hela intimates export processing zone (EPZ) limited factory in Athi River July 27, 2017.: Kenya's economy created 840,000 new jobs in 2018. The informal sector, which accounted for 83.6 per cent of the total employment created 762,000 new jobs in the period under review.The number of persons engaged, excluding those in rural small-scale agriculture and pastoralist activities rose by 5.0 per cent to 17.8 million persons in 2018. Employment in the public sector went up from 833,000 persons in 2017 to 842,000 persons in 2018. The private sector, which accounted for 69.5 per cent of the total employment, grew by 3.0 per cent in 2018. For the latest news in entertainment check out Sde.co.ke and Pulser.co.ke , for everything sports visit Gameyetu.co.ke and ladies we have you covered on Evewoman

Source: Standard Digital April 26, 2019 07:07 UTC