Youth unemployment rate in Ghana in 2023

The youth unemployment rate in Ghana saw no significant changes in 2023 in comparison to the previous year 2022 and remained at around 5.5 percent. Still, 2023 marked the third consecutive decline of the youth unemployment rate.
The youth unemployment rate refers to the share of the workforce aged 15 to 24 that is currently not working but is actively searching for work. It does not include the economically inactive population, such as the long-term unemployed or full-time students.

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