In 2022, the male unemployment rate in Western Africa was 7.1 percent. This was higher than the women's rate, which stood at 6.4 percent. In 2023, the unemployment rate was projected to remain higher among men (6.8 percent) than among women (6.2 percent). Overall, unemployment would decrease in 2023 compared to the previous three years.
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ILO. (August 1, 2022). Unemployment rate in Western Africa from 2010 to 2023, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323768/unemployment-rate-in-western-africa-by-gender/
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ILO. (2022). Unemployment rate in Western Africa from 2010 to 2023, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323768/unemployment-rate-in-western-africa-by-gender/
ILO. "Unemployment Rate in Western Africa from 2010 to 2023, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323768/unemployment-rate-in-western-africa-by-gender/
ILO, Unemployment rate in Western Africa from 2010 to 2023, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323768/unemployment-rate-in-western-africa-by-gender/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Unemployment rate in Western Africa from 2010 to 2023, by gender [Graph], ILO, August 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323768/unemployment-rate-in-western-africa-by-gender/