Two out of three unemployed people in Ghana are women - Report According to the National Bureau of Statistics' most recent quarterly r...
Two out of three unemployed people in Ghana are women - Report
According to the National Bureau of Statistics' most recent quarterly report for the year 2022, women make up two out of every three unemployed people in Ghana.
A total of 1.76 million Ghanaians, or 13.7% of the workforce, are unemployed.
According to the organization, almost 70 percent of the 11 million individuals who are employed in the nation have steady jobs, while the remaining poor people are idle.
The cocoa-rich nation is in an economic crisis as a result of inflation, currency depreciation, and rising living expenses, prompting it to request $3 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for recovery.
The country's IMF bailout program may be hampered by high unemployment rates, according to economist Richmond Frimpong, as there have been indications of a decrease in spending intended to generate jobs.
According to the expert, this is increasing the nation's budget deficit, which makes it challenging to repay the loans while there is a decline in income.