Economic Development and Employment Generation in The Private Sector in Mogadishu, Somalia

ABSTRACT

This study investigated on economic development and employment generation in the private sector in Mogadishu, Somalia. This study was guided by the following objectives: i) to determine the nature of economic development in the private sector in Mogadishu, Somalia; ii) to find out the level of employment generation within the private sector in Mogadishu, Somalia; and to establish the relationship between economic development and employment generation in the private sector in Mogadishu, Somalia. The study employed a cross-sectional survey design. A sample population of 140 respondents was determined using Krejcie and Morgan (1970) table from a target population of 240 respondents. Closed ended researched devised questionnaires was used as a data collection tool. The collected data was analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficiency to determine the relationship between economic development and employment generation.The study findings revealed a high level of economic development and employment generation in the private sector. This is the reason there was a significant correlation between economic development and employment generation. The study recommended that there is need for the government to design policies that favor the participation of the private sector in promoting government programmes such as building modern road networks and • improvement of communication with Somalia and that there is need for the private sector to increase the level of employee training through seminars, workshops, conferences, in services etc so as to create the necessary skills expected of employees for better work • quality and general organizational performance.