Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Eswatini stood at 33.03% in 2025, according to World Bank. The latest value is down 0.22 percentage points from 33.26% in 2024. Ten years earlier, in 2015, the value was 40.78% (down 7.74 percentage points since). The latest value is the lowest since 1991; the highest was 46.43% in 1991. Eswatini ranked 85th highest of the 182 countries in this dataset in 2025; Chad ranked first.
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Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate), measured in %, reflects labor market conditions in Eswatini, indicating the balance between available workers and job openings. It serves as a crucial signal of economic health, consumer spending capacity, and social stability. Labor market data typically includes multiple dimensions: unemployment rates, employment-to-population ratios, labor force participation, and wage growth. Each metric captures different aspects of job market dynamics — for example, the unemployment rate counts only those actively seeking work, while the participation rate reveals how many working-age people are engaged in the labor market. In Eswatini, labor statistics are gathered through household surveys, employer reports, and administrative records like unemployment benefit claims. Changes in Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) often precede broader economic shifts: rising unemployment typically signals slowing economic activity, while tightening labor markets may foreshadow wage pressures and inflation.
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Eswatini stood at 33.03% in 2025, according to World Bank.
The latest value is down 0.22 percentage points from 33.26% in 2024. Ten years earlier, in 2015, the value was 40.78% (down 7.74 percentage points since).
Eswatini ranked 85th highest of the 182 countries in this dataset in 2025; Chad ranked first.
The latest value is the lowest since 1991; the highest was 46.43% in 1991.
| Indicator | Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) |
|---|---|
| Country | Eswatini |
| Category | Labor and Employment |
| Unit | % |
| Source | World Bank |
| Interactive chart | View on EconDash |
| API access | EconDash API documentation |
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World Bank. (2026). Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) — Eswatini [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/wdi-sl-emp-vuln-fe-zs/SWZ. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.EMP.VULN.FE.ZS
World Bank. "Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) — Eswatini." EconDash, 2026, https://econdash.org/chart/wdi-sl-emp-vuln-fe-zs/SWZ. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.EMP.VULN.FE.ZS.
World Bank. 2026. "Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) — Eswatini." EconDash. Accessed November 13, 2026. https://econdash.org/chart/wdi-sl-emp-vuln-fe-zs/SWZ. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.EMP.VULN.FE.ZS.
@misc{econdash_wdi_sl_emp_vuln_fe_zs_swz,
author = {{World Bank}},
title = {{Vulnerable employment, female (\% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) --- Eswatini}},
howpublished = {EconDash},
year = {2026},
url = {https://econdash.org/chart/wdi-sl-emp-vuln-fe-zs/SWZ},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-13. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.EMP.VULN.FE.ZS}
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