Data released by the National Bureau of Statistics have shown that the number of unemployed Nigerians has risen to 20.9 million from 17.6 million.
Nigeria’s unemployment rate now stands at 23.1 per cent, up from the previous rate of 18.8 per cent.
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The report was released on Wednesday, contained the employment trends from Q4 2017 to Q3 2018.
TheNewsGuru gathered that the working-age population up from 111.1m in Q3 2017 to 115.4m in Q3 2018, while Labour force moved from 85.08m in Q3 2017 to 90.47m in Q3 2018. Total Employed persons(Full+Partime) up from 69.09m in Q3 2017 to 69.54m in Q3 2018.
