 FIGURE 34: Main reason for not working or looking for a job in last four weeks 9 12 Other 3 6 Sickness/injury/incapacitated No jobs available in the area 4 Homemaker (housewife/family responsibilities) 5 21 6 59 Full-time student/pupil 0 20 40 60 Percent of population OLF Nationals (urban) 66 80 Shona Source: Shona SES (2019). BOX 7 Kenya RRPS insights on employment Employment rates, wage employment earnings, and household business revenues have sharply dropped after the COVID-19 outbreak. The employment rates of the Shona have decreased sharply from 73 percent (Figure 31) to 22 percent (Figure 35) with only 11 percent of urban refugees employed, while the overall national employment rate fell from 72 to 53 percent (differences across groups p<0.01). The mitigation measures imposed by the GoK have affected the informal sector the most where the majority of the Shona were employed before the pandemic. About 70 percent of Shona business owners and 63 percent of urban refugee business owners who are still operating reported a decrease in revenue (Figure 36). Even though only a few Shona were involved in wage employment prior to the pandemic, a decrease in the number of hours worked has translated into losses in income, as 88 percent report a decrease in their earnings (Figure 37).  FIGURE 35: Employed in the last seven days Nationals 51 Urban refugees 11 Shona 21 0 10 20 30 40 50 Percent of population 60 Source: Kenya COVID-19 RRPS (2020). Findings 10183_Shona Report.indd 27  27 12/14/20 2:56 PM