When employers look for a worker in Cameroon: hours, days and trades in short supply (Q4 2026)
By the SangoServices team4 min read
35% of numbers are requested between 6 pm and midnight (Douala time), and the busiest days are Monday and Sunday. The trade most searched for relative to available workers: driving.
Over July 1 – September 30, 2026, we counted every time an employer requested a worker's number on SangoServices (318 requests, bots excluded).
Mostly in the evening
| Time (Douala) | Numbers requested | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00–06:00 | 26 | 8% |
| 06:00–09:00 | 38 | 12% |
| 09:00–12:00 | 43 | 14% |
| 12:00–15:00 | 52 | 16% |
| 15:00–18:00 | 48 | 15% |
| 18:00–21:00 | 53 | 17% |
| 21:00–24:00 | 58 | 18% |
The busiest slot is 21:00–24:00: that is when your phone should stay on.
Early in the week
| Day | Numbers requested | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 61 | 19% |
| Tuesday | 50 | 16% |
| Wednesday | 50 | 16% |
| Thursday | 40 | 13% |
| Friday | 34 | 11% |
| Saturday | 24 | 8% |
| Sunday | 59 | 19% |
Saturday is the quietest day.
Trades in short supply
Number of addresses that searched each trade in the directory, divided by the available workers offering it. One address can stand for several people (shared mobile networks): it is a relative measure between trades, published from 30 addresses.
| Trade | Addresses that searched (n) | Available workers | Searchers per worker |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleaning | 141 | 453 | 0.31 |
| Babysitting | 73 | 289 | 0.25 |
| Cooking | 64 | 257 | 0.25 |
| Delivery | 47 | 225 | 0.21 |
| Driving | 47 | 45 | 1.04 |
| Moving | 36 | 156 | 0.23 |
| Teaching | 33 | 191 | 0.17 |
| Helper | 31 | 183 | 0.17 |
| Event staffing | 28 | 104 | insufficient data |
| Gardening | 25 | 69 | insufficient data |
| Manual labor | 25 | 250 | insufficient data |
| Repair | 25 | 79 | insufficient data |
| Security | 23 | 22 | insufficient data |
| Errands | 22 | 196 | insufficient data |
| Elderly care | 19 | 51 | insufficient data |
| Laundry | 19 | 93 | insufficient data |
What you can do with this
- Workers: keep your phone on and WhatsApp open in the evening and early in the week; answer fast, as an employer may contact several profiles. If you work in driving, a complete profile has every chance of being seen. Create my profile.
- Employers: for trades in short supply, start early and contact several profiles. Browse the directory.
Source and method
These figures are those of the Q4 2026 edition of the Informal Jobs Barometer (Q4 2026), computed on the SangoServices production database (test accounts and bots excluded, published 2026-10-01). Every figure states its n, the number of records it rests on; below the publication threshold, the cell reads "insufficient data". Data as CSV, reusable under CC BY 4.0: numbers by hour and day · searchers per worker.
Recommended citation: "Cameroon Informal Jobs Barometer, SangoServices, Q4 2026".
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