Source: www.myjoyonline.com
A new survey by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has revealed that two out of three unemployed Ghanaians are females.
These findings were revealed in the GSS’ annual Household Income and Expenditure Survey covering the period 2022.
In all, over 1.7 million Ghanaians are unemployed with some unable to find jobs, unable to find food to eat, and are multi-dimensionally poor.
“At any point in time, 1.7 million persons are unemployed in Ghana. These are predominantly females, specifically two out of every three,” he said on Wednesday.
He further explained that nearly 160,000 persons have consistently remained unemployed in the first three quarters of 2022.
“So we interrogate the data and tell the policymaker that it picks up a 21. So most of our youth at age 21 that is where you don’t find them doing any of these three things. And that is where you can maximize your returns rather than tagging the age bracket 30 to 35. So if you really want to maximize your gains in addressing the issue, then target age 21 And if you think about this carefully, it coincides with the transition from school to work.”
Source: www.myjoyonline.com
