The issue of employment is one of the main challenges of inclusive growth for most African countries. 11 million young people enter the labor market each year, while the sub-Saharan Africa labor market offers only 3 million jobs, a gap of around 8 million jobs per year (ADB, 2017). From this work, we evaluate, using a multinomial logit model (MLM), the impact of human capital on the probability of access to employment in a sample of WAEMU countries with data from household surveys. The results show that a significant increase in human capital allows for a qualified job in all four WAEMU countries. However, in Senegal, the accumulation of vocational and/or technical training has led to a considerable increase in skilled employment.
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