Unemployment Rate More Than GSS’ 12%
The Unemployed University Graduates Association has said the 11.98 percent unemployment rate announced by the Ghana Statistical Service is not accurate. According to the Association, information...
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Ghana Statistical Service Unemployment Rate Inaccurate and A Lazy Research Work
Policy think tank, Institute and Policy Innovation (ILAPI Ghana) has described the 12 percent unemployment rate given by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) as inaccurate. A 2015 Labour Force Survey...
Over 1m Ghanaians Unemployed – GSS
Ghana’s first Labour Force Survey (LFS) report conducted in 2015 has revealed that over one million Ghanaians above age 15 are unemployed. The 2015 LFS estimates the total population of the country...
Over 1 Million Ghanaians Unemployed – GSS
About 14 million are employed, 1 million unemployed, 3 million not identified in the labour force Ghana’s first Labour Force Survey (LFS) report conducted in 2015 has revealed that over one million...
More Female Entrepreneurs Than Males In Informal Sector
A recent report by the Ghana Statistical Service has revealed that more women are self-employed in the informal sector compared to men. The Labour Force Survey Report reveals 74.2% of women are...
Ghana’s Unemployment Rate Hit 11.9 % In 2015 – Report
Ghana’s unemployment rate stood at 11.9 percent in 2015. This is according to the latest Ghana Labour Force Survey Report by the Ghana Statistical Service. This is about twice the figure recorded...
Awake Water Marks World Water Day
Officials and distributors of Awake Purified Drinking Water joined Ghanaians and the world to observe this year’s World Water Day with a call on Ghanaians to drink quality water and to protect...
US Jobless Claims Dip In Mid-March
New claims for US unemployment insurance edged downwards in mid-March, continuing a record stretch of low-levels, the Labor Department reported Thursday. With an unemployment rate below five percent...
Budget Silent On Jobs- MP
The Member of Parliament for Keta, Richard Quarshigah has stated that the budget statement failed to address unemployment issues given the alarming rate of joblessness in the country. According to...
US Economy Adds 235,000 New Jobs In February
US economy had another strong month of job creation in February, with the manufacturing, health care, mining and construction sectors all adding positions, the Labor Department reported Friday....
US Jobless Claims Rise At Start of March
New US claims for jobless benefits rose in early March but continued a record streak of low levels, attesting to the health of job market, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The latest numbers...
Trump Cabinet Member Carson
President Donald Trump's housing secretary provoked a firestorm Monday by saying slaves brought from Africa were "immigrants" who dreamed of success for their families in the United States. Ben...
U.S. Jobless Claims Near 44-Year Low; Rate Hike Expected This Month
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell to near a 44-year low last week, pointing to further tightening of the labor market even as economic growth appears to have remained...
UK Wage Growth Outpaces Inflation
Wages grew faster than the rate of inflation at the end of 2016, official figures show. In the three months to December, wages grew 2.6% on an annualised basis in the UK, according to the Office for...
NSS Personnel Request Extension of Service
The Coalition of Ghana National Service Personnel is requesting the President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to extend the service period which ends on March 31, 2017 to August 31, 2017. According to...
Dow Rallies Past 20,000 Again On Strong Jobs Report
the Dow jumped 175 points to 20,060, with Goldman Sachs contributing the most gains. The S&P 500 rose 0.7 percent, with financials rising 1 percent. The Nasdaq advanced 0.4 percent. The U. S. economy...
U.S. Economy Adds A Strong 227,000 Jobs In January
America added 227,000 jobs in January, well ahead of December's gain of 157,000 jobs. The unemployment rate ticked up a bit to 4.8%. More Americans started looking for work again -- a good sign --...
The minister-nominee for Employment and Labour relations, Ignatius Baffuor-Awuah says he will investigate the cause of the delay in payment of tier two pension allowances. According to him, he will...
The minister-nominee for Employment and Labour relations, Ignatius Baffuor-Awuah says he will investigate the cause of the delay in payment of tier two pension allowances. According to him, he will...
I’ll Investigate 2nd Tier Pension Issues
The minister-nominee for Employment and Labour relations, Ignatius Baffuor-Awuah says he will investigate the cause of the delay in payment of tier two pension allowances. According to him, he will...