The unemployment rate in Nigeria declined to 3.07 percent in 2023. Therefore, the unemployment rate in Nigeria saw its lowest number in that year with 3.07 percent. The unemployment rate refers to the share of the economically active population currently without work but in search of employment. The unemployment rate does not include economically inactive persons such as the long-term unemployed, children, or retirees.
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World Bank. (October 24, 2024). Nigeria: Unemployment rate from 2004 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/382366/unemployment-rate-in-nigeria/
World Bank. "Nigeria: Unemployment rate from 2004 to 2023." Chart. October 24, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/382366/unemployment-rate-in-nigeria/
World Bank. (2024). Nigeria: Unemployment rate from 2004 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/382366/unemployment-rate-in-nigeria/
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Nigeria: Unemployment rate from 2004 to 2023 [Graph], World Bank, October 24, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/382366/unemployment-rate-in-nigeria/
