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Sectors That Created Most Jobs In 2021 – KNBS

Editor SharpDaily by Editor SharpDaily
May 5, 2022
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The formal manufacturing employment increased by 6.7 percent in 2021, employing at least 338,000 according to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS).

This was among the biggest employers of 2021, even as the economy created 926,100 jobs after rebounding from the depression caused by Covid-19 pandemic. The economy, according to KNBS, grew by 7.5 percent as compared to a negative growth of 0.3 in 2020.

Manufacturing was among the sectors that recorded major growth, soaring by 6.9 percent in 2021 compared to negative 0.4 percent growth in 2020.

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Total sales to EPZ increased by 21.5 percent to Ksh98.7 billion in 2021, marking another stabilizer of the Kenyan economy.

KNBS further revealed that the construction sector grew by 6.6 percent compared to a growth of 10.1 percent in 2020. Despite the slowed growth, cement consumption increased by 23.0 percent to 9.1 million tonnes in 2021.

Total length of paved and national roads increased by 2.3 percent to 21,800 kilometers in 2021.

Agriculture Sector recorded a negative growth of -0.2 percent in 2021. Tea, coffee, maize, wheat, recorded negative growth while sugarcane, rice and cut flowers recorded positive growth.

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Total volume of petroleum products imported rose by 12.0 percent to 6.4 million tonnes in 2021.  On the other hand, total capacity of electricity installed increased by 4.2 percent.

The National government expenditure on Health and Vital Statistics is expected to increase by 16.5 percent. There were 27.1 registered medical officers and 2.8 registered dentists for every 100,000 people in 2021.

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