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Unemployment rate in Ghana remains high at 14.7% – Government Statistician tells a forum in New York

Government Statistician of Ghana, Dr. Alhassan Iddrisu, has said that Ghana’s unemployment rate remains high at 14.7%, and youth joblessness exceeds 25%. He says over 70% of the labour force, mostly women and young people, remains in the informal sector. “This is not just a jobs gap. It is a dign...