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Four Million Nigerians Lost Their Jobs In 2017 – NBS

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Between January and September this year, a total number of 4.07 million Nigerians became unemployed, an analysis of the unemployment report for the third quarter released by the National Bureau of Statistics has revealed.

The bureau in the report, made available to our correspondent on Friday, stated that the number of Nigerians that became unemployed rose from 11.92 million in the first quarter of this year to 13.58 million and 15.99 million in the second and third quarters respectively.

It said between the second quarter and third quarter, the number of economically active or working age population (15 – 64 years of age) increased from 110.3 million to 111.1 million.

The NBS report said the increasing unemployment and underemployment rates imply that although Nigeria’s economy is officially out of recession, domestic labor market is still fragile and economic growths in the past two quarters in 2017 have not been strong enough to provide employment in Nigeria’s domestic labor market.

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15 Comments

15 Comments

  1. Okino Edward

    December 23, 2017 at 5:58 pm

    Baba is working carry go 2019

  2. Unity Micheal Edokpolor

    December 23, 2017 at 5:27 pm

    More than that buhari is cursed he lacks the wisdom to succeed he sees every successful person as a criminal

  3. Onyedikachi Eno

    December 23, 2017 at 5:08 pm

    And buhari is doing well oo in the eyes of hausa fulanis and apc members

  4. Ikechukwu Odii

    December 23, 2017 at 1:12 pm

    Zoooooooooooo

  5. Ahmadu Mayé

    December 23, 2017 at 12:39 pm

    …while Several millions gets new jobs created by PMB

  6. Vincent Evers

    December 23, 2017 at 10:59 am

    more than that figure

  7. Adedapo Adebisi Adejuwon Barcelona

    December 23, 2017 at 10:39 am

    So sad.

  8. Rodriguez Pence

    December 23, 2017 at 10:22 am

    Lagos should be described as the killing point. Of aLL labor traders. KAi will be targeting them as prey. Sending them into black marria like hardened criminals, while criminals, cultists and onechance, Ve been honored like Kings.okada operators will be riding with 4 eyes., failing to do that, he will be arrested including the bike, sentence him to life imprisonment for no reason., while the bike will fraudulently take to ikeJa, in the name of grinding it as recycling. at the end of the day, the will trip to North. Where there will sell the bike.while the owner still in serving his life sentence. Lagos the region, where humans rights caMe see and faiL.

  9. Charles Anthony

    December 23, 2017 at 9:15 am

    That’s buhari for you and yet many are warming up to vote buhari second time. When will people be wise?

  10. McChuqs Kings

    December 23, 2017 at 9:15 am

    We are currently undergoing evil governance in Nigeria overruled by heartless foreign criminals residing in Northern part of Nigeria, the Fulanis(sons of futa jalon).

  11. Abubakar Adah Alhassan

    December 23, 2017 at 8:48 am

    From which office? If you are due for retirement you must go

  12. Cristie-ijedinma Atuh

    December 23, 2017 at 8:33 am

    OK nah

  13. Chinonso Basil

    December 23, 2017 at 8:24 am

    OK now

  14. Okezie Collins

    December 23, 2017 at 8:11 am

    More will come it is the change they voted

  15. Chucks Harvey

    December 23, 2017 at 8:09 am

    Ofcos even more

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