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CONTENTS....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................i
LIST OF FIGURES ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ii
LIST OF TABLES .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ii
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................iii
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE REPORT..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................iv
INTRODUCTION..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................1
1. Important to note:........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................2
REVISED METHODOLOGY AND SURVEY DESIGN ........................................................................................................................................................................................................5
COVERAGE....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................7
KEY DEFINITIONS AND CONCEPTS .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................9
PRESENTATION OF RESULTS..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................12
2. Labour Underutilization (LU1-LU4) in Nigeria. .......................................................................................................................................................................................................12
3. What share of Nigerians are working and in which jobs? ..........................................................................................................................................................................................13
4. What share of Nigerian residents are employed?...................................................................................................................................................................................................14
5. Employment Status of Nigerians ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................16
6. How many hours per week do Nigerians work? .....................................................................................................................................................................................................19
7. What share of Nigerians are underemployed? ......................................................................................................................................................................................................21
8. Do Nigerians search on the job? .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................23
9. Unemployment in Nigeria................................................................................................................................................................................................................................24
10. Informal Employment in Nigeria ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................27
ANNEX 1 – KEY RESULTS BROKEN DOWN BY SEX, EDUCATION, AGE, AND
URBAN-RURAL. .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................29
ANNEX 2 – LABOUR FORCE STATISTICS FRAMEWORK. ..............................................................................................................................................................................................35
REFERENCES ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................36
LIST OF FIGURES
FIGURE 1: UNEMPLOYMENT VS POVERTY RATE (NIGERIA’S NEIGHBOURS)..........................................................................................................................................................................4
FIGURE 2: COVERAGE BY ENUMERATION AREAS Q4 2022 ............................................................................................................................................................................................7
FIGURE 3: COVERAGE BY ENUMERATION AREAS Q1 2023 .............................................................................................................................................................................................8
FIGURE 4: STRUCTURE OF THE LABOUR MARKET.......................................................................................................................................................................................................10
FIGURE 5. MEASURES OF LABOUR UNDERUTILIZATION, Q4 2022 AND Q1 2023 ..................................................................................................................................................................13
FIGURE 6: SHARE OF WORKING-AGE NIGERIANS THAT ARE EMPLOYED OR WORKING IN SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE, Q4 2022 AND Q1 2023.......................................................................................14
FIGURE 7: SHARE OF WORKING-AGE NIGERIANS THAT ARE EMPLOYED OR WORKING IN SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE BY SEX, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, AGE, AND URBAN-RURAL, Q4 2022...........................16
FIGURE 8A: PRIMARY JOB TYPES AMONG EMPLOYED NIGERIANS IN Q4 2022......................................................................................................................................................................17
FIGURE 8B: PRIMARY JOB TYPES AMONG EMPLOYED NIGERIANS IN Q1 2023......................................................................................................................................................................17
FIGURE 9: PRIMARY JOB TYPES AMONG EMPLOYED NIGERIANS, BY SEX, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, AGE, AND URBAN-RURAL, Q4 2022 ...........................................................................................18
FIGURE 10: HOURS WORKED, Q4 2022 AND Q1 2023...................................................................................................................................................................................................19
FIGURE 11: HOURS WORKED, BY SEX, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, AGE, AND URBANRURAL, Q4 2022 .....................................................................................................................................20
FIGURE 12: HOURS WORKED BY JOB TYPE, Q4 2022 AND Q1 2023 ..................................................................................................................................................................................21
FIGURE 13: UNDEREMPLOYMENT, Q4 2022 AND Q1 2023..............................................................................................................................................................................................22
FIGURE 14: UNDEREMPLOYMENT, BY SEX, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, AGE, AND URBAN,Q42022 RURAL..................................................................................................................................23
FIGURE 15: ON THE JOB SEARCH BY HOURS WORKED, Q4 2022 AND Q1 2023 ...................................................................................................................................................................24
FIGURE 16: UNEMPLOYMENT, Q4 2022 AND Q1 2023..................................................................................................................................................................................................25
FIGURE 17: UNEMPLOYMENT, BY SEX, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, AGE, AND URBANRURAL Q4 2022 ......................................................................................................................................26
FIGURE 18: POTENTIAL LABOUR FORCE, Q4 2022 AND Q1 2023................................................................................................................................................................................ .27
FIGURE 19: INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT Q4 2022 AND Q1 2023 (%) ..................................................................................................................................................................................28
LIST OF TABLES
TABLE 1: LIST OF KEY LABOUR MARKET DEFINITIONS .................................................................................................................................................................................................9
TABLE 2: WORKING AGE POPULATION BY STATUS OF WORK (%)...................................................................................................................................................................................12
TABLE 3: FORMS OF LABOUR UNDERUTILIZATION ....................................................................................................................................................................................................13 |
