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No. 68/2023-2024 Assessing Labour Productivity for Machakos County

12 Sep 2024

68/2023-2024 15 Percentage share of employment Percentage share of employment A disaggregation of employment in manufacturing shows that the majority of those employed in the sector work in textiles and manufacture of machinery and equipment industries as shown in Figure 13. [...] 68/2023-2024 19 Labour Productivity (Millions) Percentage share of employment The industry sector had the highest productivity, followed by the services sector, while the agriculture sector had the least labour productivity (Figure 18). [...] The majority of the essential infrastructure that supports the growth of county GVA is higher than the national average. [...] Despite the low share of county GVA, the agriculture sector is the highest employer in the county, with the majority practicing mixed farming. [...] The majority of those working in the service sector are in wholesale and retail trade, with employment concentrated in the retail of food, beverages, and tobacco products.

Authors

Felix Muriithi

Pages
25
Published in
Kenya