Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Sierra Leone stood at 5.23% in 2025, according to World Bank. The latest value is up 0.14 percentage points from 5.1% in 2024. Ten years earlier, in 2015, the value was 5.04% (up 0.19 percentage points since). The latest value is the highest since 1991; the lowest was 2.89% in 2001. Sierra Leone ranked 180th highest of the 182 countries in this dataset in 2025; Qatar ranked first.
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Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate), measured in %, reflects labor market conditions in Sierra Leone, 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 Sierra Leone, labor statistics are gathered through household surveys, employer reports, and administrative records like unemployment benefit claims. Changes in Wage and salaried workers, 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.
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Sierra Leone stood at 5.23% in 2025, according to World Bank.
The latest value is up 0.14 percentage points from 5.1% in 2024. Ten years earlier, in 2015, the value was 5.04% (up 0.19 percentage points since).
Sierra Leone ranked 180th highest of the 182 countries in this dataset in 2025; Qatar ranked first.
The latest value is the highest since 1991; the lowest was 2.89% in 2001.
| Indicator | Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) |
|---|---|
| Country | Sierra Leone |
| 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). Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) — Sierra Leone [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/wdi-sl-emp-work-fe-zs/SLE. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.EMP.WORK.FE.ZS
World Bank. "Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) — Sierra Leone." EconDash, 2026, https://econdash.org/chart/wdi-sl-emp-work-fe-zs/SLE. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.EMP.WORK.FE.ZS.
World Bank. 2026. "Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) — Sierra Leone." EconDash. Accessed November 13, 2026. https://econdash.org/chart/wdi-sl-emp-work-fe-zs/SLE. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.EMP.WORK.FE.ZS.
@misc{econdash_wdi_sl_emp_work_fe_zs_sle,
author = {{World Bank}},
title = {{Wage and salaried workers, female (\% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) --- Sierra Leone}},
howpublished = {EconDash},
year = {2026},
url = {https://econdash.org/chart/wdi-sl-emp-work-fe-zs/SLE},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-13. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.EMP.WORK.FE.ZS}
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