1. Market Signals
by Career Angels
Africa 10
COVID-19 impact on the job market of
the 10 biggest economies in Africa
MARCH 2021 UPDATE

2. Market Signals
With the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Career Angels
wanted to understand how it actually affected the job market. We
started to observe and analyze the changes that it brought.
We have been gathering weekly data (unemployment and the
number of job ads published on LinkedIn) and closely observing the
situation across the EU since March 2020. In mid-September, we
extended our job market observations to a total of 80 countries on all
continents. Tracking the demand for candidates, that is – if and how
much – companies are hiring, gives quite a good feel of the overall
trend on the global job market.
This is an updated version of our report on the African job market. We
summarized 25 weeks of the COVID-19 effects on the oldest
continent.
May this report serve you well!
Your Career Angels Team
Status: March 2021
© by Career Angels

3. Top 10 economies in Africa
Note: this report will be looking into the top 10 economies in Africa only.

4. Africa
In comparison to the European job market, Africa has experienced less
drastic changes up until Week 5 of 2021, when the number of LinkedIn job ads
in Africa significantly decreased, with Week 7 marking its biggest weekly
decrease so far, -30.2%. Since then, the numbers have picked up again.

5. Algeria
The first few weeks of our observations, the Algerian situation was mostly
stable. In Week 44, however, the country noted a significant spike in the
number of LinkedIn job ads (+169%). It remained stable for two weeks but fell
again in Week 48. Algeria experienced another period of stability between
Week 51 and Week 5 of 2021, followed by a two-week spike and another
period of negative numbers.

6. Angola
Angola’s number of job ads published on LinkedIn was alternating between
increasing and decreasing every few weeks. The biggest spikes happened
between Week 41 and 42 (+21.5%), and then between Week 44 and 46 (+46%).
The country was noting similar alternating tendencies until Week 7 of 2021,
which brought a decrease of -31.2%. Since then, the numbers have been
growing again.

7. Egypt
Despite two small decreases noted in Weeks 40 and 42, Egypt has been
experiencing a noticeable and stable upward trend in the number of LinkedIn
job ads. There was a more significant negative result in Week 49 (-19.7%), but
since the beginning of our observations, Egypt has noted an overall increase
of +104%!

8. Angola, Ghana,
Morocco & Nigeria

9. Ethiopia
We’re not sure if there was a glitch on LinkedIn, but the number of published job
ads in Ethiopia grew by an impressive +315% in Week 42. It stayed high for
another week, but then in Week 44, it fell back to its regular level. Since then, the
numbers have been alternating between increasing and decreasing every
few weeks. Currently, the country is experiencing a long downward trend.

10. Ghana
Ghana’s numbers have been very stable, remaining almost unchanged up
until Week 43. Then, in Week 44, the country observed a steep decrease of
-28.6%. A week after, however, the number of LinkedIn job ads rose by +62.2%
and remained at a similar level until Week 9 of 2021, which marked a nearly
identical increase of +62.6%.

11. Kenya
Kenya's number of job ads published on LinkedIn has experienced many
turbulent changes during our observations. The most significant increases
happened in Week 42 (+165.4%) and Week 48 (+320.9%), and the biggest
decreases were noted in Week 44 (-52.5%) and Week 49 (-62.9%). Currently, the
country is almost back down to its initial level of job ads.

12. Algeria, Ethiopia
& Kenya

13. Morocco
Morocco’s number of LinkedIn job ads has been mostly stable overall, up until
Week 6, when the country experienced a significant spike of +57.22%. The
number has continued to rise, and the most recent result is 163% higher than
the initial number.

14. Nigeria
Nigeria experienced a very sharp decrease (-38.9%) in Week 40. A week after
that, however, the number of job ads published on LinkedIn grew back up. The
changes have been mild, with a downward trend between Week 50 and
Week 2 of 2021, followed by a more pronounced positive trend, which brought
the numbers +56.3% above the initial level.

15. South Africa
South Africa’s number of LinkedIn job ads was more or less stable between
Weeks 39 and 45, after which it experienced a more noticeable increase over
3 weeks. The numbers fell back to their usual level in Week 48 and remained
almost unchanged until Week 5 of 2021, which brought a period of very drastic
decreases (-64.2% over 4 weeks).

16. Egypt, South Africa
& Tanzania

17. Tanzania
Tanzania's number of job ads published on LinkedIn hasn't been particularly
stable, which is clearly visible on the graph. The country went through a period
of solid growth between the beginning of our observations and Week 45,
followed by a two-week decline, a sharp increase, and yet another decline
which continued until Week 3 of 2021. The numbers started growing after that
and peaked in Week 8.

18. If you’re interested in following the CV-19 situation
in the future, check out our Market Signals page
for daily updates and weekly reports!
reports summarizing the European job market situation
from the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic
a special report on the top 20 economies in the world
a special report on the Americas
a comparison of the number of LinkedIn job ads &
official unemployment rates from Eurostat in 30 countries
So far, we have also published:
www.LinkedIn.com/showcase/Market-Signals

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20. More tips & resources (hyperlinked)
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