representing only 30% of the total number of unemployed in 2011 (a drop of 16% in 8 years). The
vast majority of those unemployed are located in rural areas (90.3% in 2003 and 79.1% in 2011).
ECOSIT2 data show that 7.4% of the unemployed lived in the capital in 2003, whereas in 2011 this
figure is estimated at 11.1%. The Chad Multidimensional Deprivation and Vulnerability Survey
(EPMVT) of 2012 reveals that the participation rate of women aged 15 and over at the national level
is 44.5%.
Table 2: Evolution of the number of unemployed persons aged 15 and over
2003
2011
Workforce Percentage Workforce
Percentage
Gender
Male
235 249
Female
198 550
Place of residence
Ndjamena
32 216
Other urban centres
10 020
Rural
391 563
Age group
15-24 years
152 076
25-59 years
263 370
60 years +
18 353
Total
433 799
Source: INSEED/ECOSIT2&3
174.
54,2
45,8
128 161
56 103
69,6
30,4
7,4
2,3
90,3
20 411
18 135
145 719
11,1
9,8
79,1
35,1
60,7
4,2
100
67 653
109 267
7 345
184 265
36,7
59,3
4
100
In addition, the proportion of unemployed people in other urban centres quadrupled between
2003 and 2011, from 2.3% to 9.8%. These figures also show that the proportion of unemployed
persons is larger in the 25-59 age group (60.7% in 2003 and 59.3% in 2011) followed by those aged
15-24 (35.1% in 2003 and 36.7% in 2011).
175.
Overall, the unemployment rate has fallen sharply from 11.9% in 2003 to only 5.7% in 2011,
a drop of about 6 points. However, it should be noted that this rate remains higher among men than
women, but the gap narrowed in 2011 (a difference of 4% in 2003 and 2.6% in 2011). In 2003,
unemployment was higher in rural areas (12.1%) than in urban areas (10.4% for N'Djamena and 8.4%
for other urban areas), while in 2011 the situation is reversed. Data also show that the decline in the
unemployment rate between the two periods is greater in rural areas (about 6 points) than in urban
areas (about 2 points in N'djamena and other urban centres). Unemployment among 15-24 year olds
has also declined, but at a relatively low rate compared to other age groups.
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