Socio-economic profile of unemployed population in Juba county: A study in south Sudan

Abstract

South Sudan as a nation has experienced several forms of economic, political and social unrest due to unemployment situation in the country. The South Sudan Government has realized problem of unemployment especially the urban youth, and mitigate it through specific policy interventions. This paper attempts to support policy making in identifying the unemployed persons and knowing their profile. Information were obtained through a primary survey of 100 households with population size of 690 across five payam (sub-county) in Juba County. The results show that the unemployed members among the sample households are those with fairly large families with high dependency ratio and low literacy rate especially among the girls and women.

Key Terms: Unemployment, socio-economic profile, literacy, community, dependents, economic status, primary and secondary occupation, household assets, amenities, standard of living, Sudan