Pasqual Jeremiah Nangiro2026-04-212026-04-212026-04-14https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12311/3243UndergraduateHousehold enterprises continue to be a staple of the Uganda labour market by taking on workers locked out of formal labour and also offering a valuable avenue of livelihood diversification. However, their real contribution to occupations’ creation as well as factors that inform this contribution are not well understood. This research analyses the contribution of household enterprises to the creation of employment in Ugandan households on the basis of nationally representative micro data on the Uganda National Household Survey (UNHS) 2023/24. These objectives were to examine whether with household enterprises, the extent of job creation is influenced by individual enterprise characteristics, to examine how household socioeconomic factors influence employment outcomes in household enterprises. The analytical design used was a cross section and was based on the household and enterprise modules of the UNHS. The research has used econometric models such as Poisson and Negative Binomial regressions to produce the fluctuations in the creation of employment and some of the most important predictors. The estimation was done through the use of Stata whereby careful compliance with the survey design (weights, strata, and primary sampling units) was meticulously followed to guarantee population-representative estimates. Results showed that as much as household enterprises are common and continue to play an important role in self-employment and additional earnings, they have a small effect of generating employment opportunities, with most enterprises functioning in small, informal entities employing minimal or no extra employees. As implied by the economic endowment, the stronger and better the household had the human capital, the more likely the enterprises operated were able to hire external labour. This research concludes that household businesses are significant in the employment situation in Uganda but they are limited by structural constraints which do not allow them to generate more employment opportunities. To boost their employment-creating capacity, their employment-generating capacity needs specific interventions to enhance the availability of capital, enterprise capacities, market expansion and spatial disparities in infrastructure and economic opportunities. These findings indicate the relevance of concerted strategies of developing enterprises considering the dual household-enterprise nature of this form of businesses. The research suggests the growth of the financial inclusion programmes to the micro-enterprises, the introduction of the business development services to the districts, increasing the rural infrastructure, and setting sector-specific upgrades of the high potential categories of enterprises. The ongoing studies can be extended to understand the dynamics of enterprise survival and moving to high productivity segments over time.enDissertation