Looking at our economy, Kenya recorded a decrease in the unemployment rate to 11 percent in 2017 from 11.29 percent in 2015, with the all-time high being 12.18 percent in 2010 and a record low of 8.10 percent in 1999.
These statistics continue to reflect a high youth unemployment rate. Companies have opted to downsize due to the harsh economic environment thus driving Kenyans to entrepreneurship, with more women now opening businesses compared to a decade ago.
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