Namibia Employment
The Namibia employment rate among the population aged 15 years and older is 54%, while the overall employment rate, according to the 2001 census, is 69%.
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More females are unemployed than males. More than 50% of the workforce is employed in the private and public service sectors and 25% in the agricultural sector, while the industrial sector employs 12% and is mainly male dominated.
This rate is gradually decreasing as more and more people are venturing into entrepreneurship.
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The Namibia government encourages self employment ventures. Organizations such as the Incubator Centre is commited to the Small and Medium Enterprises.
SME INCUBATOR CENTRE
Hans Dietrich Genscher Street
Tel. no. +264 61 223886
Katutura
P O Box 59
Windhoek
Namibia
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