According to the International Labour Organisation (ILO), Africa’s working-age population is estimated to have reached over 490 million in 2012, representing a quantum leap of 259% since 2000 at an annual compound growth rate of 2.8%. Therefore, employment of the continent’s teeming labour population is key to economic development within the region and indeed, globally. Sub-Saharan Africa’s absorption of its working-age population in employment compares favourably to other regions as contained in the ILO’s 2013 global employment trends report.Subsequently, total estimated number of jobs created in the Nigerian economy for the first quarter of 2013improved by 12% over the previous quarter. This development, in line with the latest job creation report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), indicate that 174, 326 new jobs were added to the nation’s economy. Overall, conducting quarterly labour force surveys is a positive trend for Nigeria considering ...
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