Labour force profile in manufacturing sector

The Manufacturing sector in the private sector in Rwanda has 66 principal activities, with most of establishments doing more than two activities. The four top economic activities in Rwanda‟s sector are: manufacturing of food products constituting 20.5%; repair and installation of machinery and equipment 11.7%; printing and reproduction of recorded materials 8.7%, and manufacture of furniture constituting 8.5%. The leading activities within the food subsectors are: manufacturing of beverages and other related food products (5.5%), processing and preserving of meat (3.8%), the processing of grain mills (3.3%), manufacturing of bakery products (3.6%), and manufacturing of dairy products (2.5%). Activities of production of coffee products (0.3%), manufacturing of starches and starch products (0.3%), and manufacturing of prepared animal feeds 0.3% had the least representation in this subsector. The manufacturing sector in Rwanda had a total of 27,769 labor units employed as Managers, Professionals (Engineers), Liberal Professionals, Technicians and Artisans. Women constitute of 32.3% of the labor force while men are 67.7%. Artisans and office service personnel comprise of three quarters of total employees (74.8%) compared to Scientists (0.9%), Technicians (4.9%), Managers (13.4%), and Liberal Professionals (6.1%).