Labour Force Participation Rates and Economic Growth Rate in Uganda (2005-2015)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION .11

APPROVAL Ii

DEDICATION iv

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT v

LIST OF FIGURES vi

abstract

CHAPTER ONE 1

1.0 Introduction 1

1.1 Background 1

1.2 Statement ofthe Problem 3

I .3Purpose ofthe Study 4

1.4 Research objectives 4

1.5 Research Questions 4

1.6 Hypothesis ofthe study 4

1.7.0 Scope ofthe study 4

1.7.1 Content scope 5

1.7.2 Geographical Scope 5

1 .7.3 The theoretical scope 5

1.7. 4 Time scope

1.8 Significance ofthe Study 5

1.9 Operational definitions 5

CHAPTER TWO 7

LITERATURE REVIEW 7

2.0 Introduction 7

VII

2.1 Labor Force Participation Rate 7

2.2 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) 8

2.3 Relationship between Labor Force Participation and Economic Growth 10

2.4 Conceptual frame work ii

2.5 Theoretical Study 12

2.6 Related study 15

CHAPTER THREE 20

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 20

3.0 Introduction 20

3.1 Research design 20

3.2 Research population 20

3.3. Sampling technique 20

3.4 Research instruments 20

3.5 Data collection procedure and source 20

3.6 Time series data analysis 21

CHAPTER FOUR 22

PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA 22

4.0 Introduction 22

4.1 The Trend ofthe LFPR ofUganda (2005-2015) 22

4.2.1 The trend ofthe component ofthe LFPR ofUganda (2005-20 15) 23

4.2 Trend ofthe GDP Growth Rate in Uganda (2005-2015) 23

4.2 The relationship between Labour Force Participation Rate and GDP Growth Rate in Uganda (20052015) 24

4.3,1 Correlation analysis ofLFPR and GDP Growth Rate ofUganda 26

4.3.2 Regression analysis of LFPR and GDP Growth Rate in Uganda 26

VII

CHAPTER FWE .29

DISCUSSION, SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION 29

5.1 discussion 29

5.1.1 The Trend ofLabour Force Participation Rate in Uganda 29

5.1.2 The Trend of GDP growth in Uganda 29

5.1.3 The relationship between Labour Force Participation Rate and GDP growth rate in Uganda 29

5.1. Summary of Findings 29

5.3 Conclusion 30

5.4 Recommendation 30

5.5 Suggestions for Further Research 30

REFERENCE 31

APPENDIX I

ABSTRACT

This study summarizes all five chapters in this report about labor force participation rates and

economic growth rate in Uganda (2005-20 15) .Chapter one presents the background to the study,

problem statement, purpose of study, Research Objectives, and questions, study hypothesis,

study scope, significance and operational definitions Labor Force Participation Rate means the

number of persons in the labor force expressed as a percentage of the working-age.

Literature on the area of study was done in line with the study objectives to gain deep insight into

the concepts under investigation. Chapter three presents the research design, population size,

sampling technique, research instrument, data collection procedure and source, and method of

data analysis. The research also used to correlate the two variables to find the Pearson coefficient

and Coefficient of determination to find the strength of relationship for the labor force

participation rate and economic growth (GDP) in Uganda from 2005 to 2015. Chapter four

presents’ data using figures and graphs based on the research objectives and the corresponding

research questions, testing the hypothesis and for implication of the findings. (i) To establish the

trend of Labor force participation rate in Uganda (2005-2015), (ii) To establish the trend of GDP

Growth Rate in Uganda (2005 to 2015), (iii)To investigate the relationship between Labor force

participation rate and GDP Growth Rate in Uganda (2005 to 2015). In the conclusion there fore

relationship between Labour Force Participation Rate and GDP growth rate has been significant

relationship according to the fitted line. Regression analysis, correlation, the use of parametric

test were performed and found that a strong positive correlation between Labour Force

Participation Rate and GDP growth rate is statistically significant.