Employment Rate: New Unemployment Figures in Senegal

In the second quarter of 2026, Senegal's employment rate is 41.4%, down 0.3 percentage points from the same period in 2025. The proportion of wage earners is 41%, a decrease of 1.6 points, while 60.8% of employed persons are self-employed, including 59.8% for their own account and 1% as employers. Family workers make up 8.5% of the workforce. The unemployment definition in Senegal also includes those available but not actively seeking work, complicating the precise assessment of unemployment.