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Decent jobs and economic growth - Goal 8

Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all

Indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate, by sex, age and persons with disabilities

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Unemployment rate, by sex, age and persons with disabilities

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Unemployment rate, by sex, age and persons with disabilities
Year Units Value
2017 Percent 14.1
2013 Percent 5.2

Source: Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations/Labour Department

Geographical Area: Region

Unit of Measurement: Percentage (%)

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This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from Ghana statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from Ghanaian statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Ghanaian-specific metadata information.

Indicator available Unemployment rate, by sex, age and persons with disabilities
Indicator description The unemployment rate conveys the percentage of persons in the labour force who are unemployed.
Geographical coverage Region
Unit of measurement Percentage (%)
Definitions Persons in unemployment are defined as all those of working age who were not in employment, carried out activities to seek employment during a specified recent period and were currently available to take up employment given a job opportunity (official definition of unemployment)
Calculations The Unemployment Rate is calculated as the total registered unemployed divided by the total labour force expressed as a percentage
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Last updated 19-05-2019

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name Unemployment rate, by sex, age and persons with disabilities
Indicator number 8.5.2
Target name By 2030, achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all women and men, including for young people and persons with disabilities, and equal pay for work of equal value
Target number 8.5
Global indicator description The unemployment rate is a useful measure of the underutilization of the labour supply. It reflects the inability of an economy to generate employment for those persons who want to work but are not doing so, even though they are available for employment and actively seeking work. It is thus seen as an indicator of the efficiency and effectiveness of an economy to absorb its labour force and of the performance of the labour market. Short-term time series of the unemployment rate can be used to signal changes in the business cycle; upward movements in the indicator often coincide with recessionary periods or in some cases with the beginning of an expansionary period as persons previously not in the labour market begin to test conditions through an active job search.
UN designated tier 1
UN custodian agency International labour organization (ILO)
Link to UN metadata United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Metadata (PDF 383 KB) opens in a new window
Organisation Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations/Labour Department
Periodicity Annual
Earliest available data 2017
Geographical coverage Region
Link to data source Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations opens in a new window
Release date 2018
Next release 2019
Statistical classification Official Statistics
Contact details 233244588591
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