According to data compiled by the government’s statistician at the Ghana Statistical Service, Professor Samuel Kobina Annim, two-thirds of those in employment are in vulnerable jobs.
In an interview on the Citi Breakfast Show on Citi FM, Professor Annim discussed Ghana’s rising jobless rate of 14.7% and voiced concern that the situation might be more difficult than the numbers indicate.
He emphasized that a significant proportion of Ghanaian workers experience vulnerabilities related to their employment status.
In terms of the Ghanaian economy, two-thirds of the working population holds vulnerable jobs. Over 1.3 million people have remained unemployed in the last six months alone, according to Professor Annim, who addressed host Bernard Avle. Approximately 20,000 people have been unemployed for a portion of the seven quarters that we have had.
He also urged finding ways to enhance the working conditions of employed people to be the focus of national conversations.
He asked legislators to concentrate on developing strategies that tackle the various issues that the working population faces.
“And with all of these classifications that we have regarding the current unemployment crisis, tertiary holders are included in it. It is to these specifics that I always recommend that discussions turn to guide policymakers in their deliberations regarding how to address the unemployment predicament.”
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) Quarterly Household Income and Expenditure Survey Quarter Three Labour Bulletin revealed that the nation’s average unemployment rate had increased to 14.7% during the first three quarters of 2023. The disclosure highlights the need for sophisticated approaches to tackle job insecurity and unemployment in Ghana.
