Over a million Nigerians gave up on job hunting in early 2024 despite the Federal Government’s job creation claims, FIJ can report.
“In Q1 2024, 3.
6% of people outside the labour force were discouraged job seekers, compared to 3.1% in Q3 2023.
The rate of discouraged job seekers among males was 3.4% and among females was 3.
8% in Q1 2024.”, the report stated.
First, the largest group of discouraged job seekers fell within the 45–55 age bracket and was followed closely by those aged 35–45.
This connotes that most of the discouraged job seekers did not lose interest due to under-qualification.
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