These 10 states recorded the highest unemployment rates in 2020 and contribute the most to Nigeria’s total unemployment rate, which stood at 33.3% in 2020, the highest in the last 13 years.
Yesterday, Dataphyte published the 10 states in Nigeria with the lowest unemployment rate; which is a combination of those who worked less than 20 hours a week and those who did not work at all.
With the exception of Cross River which was recently excluded from the 13% oil derivation given to oil-producing states, Imo and Akwa-Ibom which are beneficiaries of this 13% oil derivation are among the states with the highest unemployment rate.
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