cover image: No. 73/2023-2024  Assessing Labour Productivity for Makueni County

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No. 73/2023-2024 Assessing Labour Productivity for Makueni County

12 Sep 2024

Key Highlights The productivity of Makueni County is characterized by the following: (i) The service sector dominates the Gross Value Added (GVA) while the industry sector is the least and has been declining. [...] The mining sub-sector has the highest labour productivity in the industry sector, while the real estate sub-sector has the highest in the service sector. [...] Most of those working in the industry sectors are in the construction sub-sector while manufacturing has the second highest share of employment with the majority of employed in the textiles and repair and installation of machinery and equipment industries. [...] The majority of those working in the service sector are in wholesale and retail trade, with the majority working in retail of food, beverages, and tobacco products. [...] The mining sub-sector has the highest labour productivity in the industry sector, while the real estate sub-sector has the highest in the services sector.

Authors

Felix Muriithi

Pages
22
Published in
Kenya