Labour Force
According to KPHC 2019, number of persons in the labour force in the County is indicated to be 360,674 workers, those seeking for work are 38,655 and those outside the labour force are 456,613. On the other hand it is indicated that female workers are more than male in the workforce with 184,805 being female and 175,862 being male.
In Trans Nzoia County Government, Staff establishment is currently at 3,666 comprising 2,038 female and 1,632 male. In terms of job classification 1,921 of the employed are permanent employees, 1,118 are contractual employees while 627 are temporary employees (source: County Public Service Management Department).
Unemployment Levels
Unemployment rate is the proportion of unemployed persons to the total labour force. Unemployment rate in the County is indicated to be 53.34 percent. The number of unemployed males is 222,220 persons while the unemployed female are indicated to be at 234,381 persons. This gives a total of 456,613 unemployed people according to Kenya Population and Housing Census 2019.
Our Mission is to facilitate transformative development, service delivery and good governance for sustainable socio-economic development and Our Vision is to be an outstanding agro-industrialized County with high quality of life for residents.
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