...Released Q2 2024 figures in November 2024 It has been 14 months since the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) last released official unemployment data, underscoring persistent weaknesses in Nigeria’s labour-market reporting and leaving Africa’s most populous nation trailing peers, including Ghana, South Africa, Morocco, Egypt, and Angola on data timeliness. The country’s most recent unemployment figure - 4.3 percent for the second quarter (Q2) of 2024 - was published on November 25, 2024. No data has been rele
...Released Q2 2024 figures in November 2024 It has been 14 months since the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) last released official unemployment data, underscoring persistent weaknesses in Nigeria’s labour-market reporting and leaving Africa’s most populous nation trailing peers, including Ghana, South Africa, Morocco, Egypt, and Angola on data timeliness. The country’s most recent unemployment figure - 4.3 percent for the second quarter (Q2) of 2024 - was published on November 25, 2024. No data has been rele