Unemployment in Nigeria

Nigeria - Unemployment
Economic growth cooled in the first quarter of the year due to a further deterioration in the key oil sector. This more than offset a strong performance in the services sector leading non-oil sector activity to firm. Second-quarter data paints a mixed picture. Private-sector operating conditions improved at a fractionally slower pace in April–May, while credit growth was also broadly stable in April. That said, inflation rose markedly in the same month. A pickup in core inflation highlights that price pressures are farther-reaching than energy and food price increases. Meanwhile, sectarian violence spread to the country’s relatively safe south-western region. Social tensions and violence could increase going forward, as religious and regional divides are heightening the stakes of the February 2023 presidential elections.Nigeria - Unemployment Data
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
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Unemployment Rate | 4.3 | 7.1 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.1 |
Nigeria Unemployment Chart

Source: National Bureau of Statistics
Nigeria Facts
Value | Change | Date | |
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Bond Yield | 11.10 | 0.0 % | Dec 31 |
Exchange Rate | 306.5 | 3.08 % | Jan 01 |
Stock Market | 0.1 | 0.0 % | Jan 07 |
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Economic News
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Nigeria: Inflation recedes for the first time in 14 months in December
January 18, 2023
Inflation receded for the first time in over a year in December; it softened to 21.3%, down from November’s 21.5%.
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Nigeria: PMI rises in December
January 3, 2023
The Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI)—produced by Stanbic IBTC Bank and S&P Global—came in at 54.6 in December, up from November’s 54.3.
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Nigeria: Private-sector conditions improve at stronger clip in November
December 1, 2022
The Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI)—produced by Stanbic IBTC Bank and S&P Global—came in at 54.3 in November, up from October's 53.6.
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Nigeria: GDP growth records slowest increase since Q1 2021 in Q3
November 24, 2022
The Nigerian economy lost steam in the third quarter of 2022: GDP growth moderated to 2.2% year on year, from 3.5% in the second quarter.
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Nigeria: Central Bank slows pace of tightening in November
November 22, 2022
At its 21–22 November meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria delivered a 100 basis point increase that brought the monetary policy rate to 16.50%.