Kenya jobs data hits 5-year low on sluggish economy

Graduates queue in long lines in Nairobi waiting for a chance to attend a job interview on May 26, 2018.

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The Kenyan economy added the fewest jobs since the 2020 coronavirus pandemic as growth slowed, dealing a blow to the Ruto administration’s bid to ease the mounting youth unemployment.

About 782,300 new jobs were created last year, down from 848,100 new hires a year earlier, data released by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) on Tuesday shows.

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