The Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the total number of Nigerians who became unemployed within the first and second quarter of 2016 now stands at 2.6 million.

According to the bureau, about 1.46million Nigerians became unemployed in the third quarter of 2015, while another 518,102 became unemployed in the fourth quarter of 2015.

This brings the total freshly unemployed persons in the economy to a record high of 4,580,602, since President Muhammadu Buhari took office in May 2015.

In its second quarter unemployment and underemployment report released on Wednesday, NBS said the country’s unemployment rate grew from 12.1 percent in the first quarter of 2016 to a record high of 13.3 percent in the second.

“During the reference period, the number of unemployed in the labour force increased by 1,158,700 persons, resulting in an increase in the national unemployment rate to 13.3% in Q2 2016 from 12.1 in Q1 2016, 10.4% in Q4 2015 from 9.9% in Q3 2015 and from 8.2% in Q2 2015,” NBS said.

“In view of this, there were a total of 26.06 million persons in the Nigerian labour force in Q2 2016, that were either unemployed or underemployed compared to compared to 24.5 million in Q1 2016and 22.6 million in Q4 2015.”

The economically active population or working age population (persons within ages 15- 64) increased from 106million in Q1 2016 to 106.69 million in Q2 2016, the report added.

Underemployment in the economy was also on the rise, with 15.4 million Nigerians said to be underemployed.

“The number of underemployed in the labour force (those working but doing menial jobs not commensurate with their qualifications or those not engaged in full-time work and merely working for few hours) increased by392,390 or 2.61%, resulting in an increase in the underemployment rate to 19.3 % (15.4million persons) in Q2 2016 from 19.1% (15,02 million persons) in Q1 2016, 18.7% (14.42 million persons) in Q4 2015, from 17.4% (13.2 million persons) in Q3 2015 and 18.3% (13.5 million persons) in Q2 2015.

”There were a total of 26.06 million persons in the Nigerian labour force in Q2 2016, that were either unemployed or underemployed compared to compared to 24.5 million in Q1 2016 and 22.6 million in Q4 2015.

blueto:
Instead of creating employment, you are creating unemployment, next thing you will do is to sanction banks and firms for retrenching employees instead of curbing recession and creating enabling environment for business to thrive.

Come 2019, Nigerians will right their wrongs at the polling units, even if it takes the “dogs and baboons to be soaked in Blood.”

eyeview:
And Femi Adesina will open his mouth and say that those complaining in this govt are just the PDP members who have left power. Seriously,Adesina has turned a big disappointment. I met with him a few weeks before his appointment and I hope I will be opportuned to meet him sometime soon. Shameful how a man of integrity like him will enter there and start turning the obvious truth into lie.

As for APC,we were never fooled. We knew they had nothing to offer but Nigerians wouldn't listen.

As for Buhari,we seriously need a ghost to slap him.

eyeview:
And Femi Adesina will open his mouth and say that those complaining in this govt are just the PDP members who have left power. Seriously,Adesina has turned a big disappointment. I met with him a few weeks before his appointment and I hope I will be opportuned to meet him sometime soon. Shameful how a man of integrity like him will enter there and start turning the obvious truth into lie.

As for APC,we were never fooled. We knew they had nothing to offer but Nigerians wouldn't listen.

As for Buhari,we seriously need a ghost to slap him.

kenny987:


Please people should not use this word 'integrity' lightly. That is how they claimed buhari was a man of integrity. How? Such a lying, corrupt, ignorant n daft specimen has absolutely no room for that word and its attributes!