The data presented by the Minister of Public Administration, Labor, and Social Security (MAPTSS), Teresa Dias, at the opening of the national statistical seminar, shows that the labor market generated 225,157 new jobs in 2024, an increase of 17% compared to 2023.
The Employment Survey in Angola (IEA) 2024, published in September this year by the National Institute of Statistics (INE), revealed that the overall unemployment rate in Angola in 2024 was 31.5%, equating to 5.6 million people without work, with higher unemployment in urban areas (34.3%) than in rural areas (26.4%).
Data from the second quarter of this year indicated that the unemployment rate stood at 28.8%, down from 29.4% in the previous quarter.
The MAPTSS minister highlighted that between 2024 and the first half of 2025, the public sector recorded 426,632 public employees and administrative agents, reflecting the ongoing effort to consolidate public administration and regularize employment contracts.
In the first half of this year, categories were updated for 4,886 employees nearing retirement, as well as 138 leaders who completed their mandates and 508 employees with over 11 years of service.
The National School of Administration and Public Policies trained 34,216 public employees and administrative agents, underlining a strong commitment to the training and development of state personnel, noted Teresa Dias.
From 2017 up to the first half of this year, more than 669,000 people received professional training, with 270 private centers licensed, and 36,990 certificates approved, emphasized the minister, noting that partnerships with the private sector are growing.
Regarding social protection, Teresa Dias highlighted the milestone of three million insured individuals and 170,000 pensioners, raising coverage from 18.3% in 2020 to 24.5% in 2024, describing it as “remarkable progress towards social security inclusion and formalization of labor.”
According to the minister, these results reflect technical progress and institutional commitment to international best practices in labor statistics, calling for the enhancement of deadlines for statistical information delivery by providers, ensuring sectoral data harmonization and timely integration into the national planning system.
“Meeting deadlines ensures quality, and statistical quality ensures informed political decisions and credible data,” she stated.
The minister explained that this initiative is part of the government’s vision to strengthen planning based on evidence, where statistics serve as a fundamental axis in the formulation, execution, and evaluation of public policies, in a context where governance challenges demand swift, consistent, and sustained responses.
“Statistical data is the foundation of transparency, efficiency, and institutional trust,” she said, reinforcing that “statistics are today the true heart of a modern public administration” to understand the social and economic reality, measure the impact of policies, and define priorities “with technical rigor and objectivity.”
