Ghana has engineered jobless growth by failing to prioritise employment — Prof Bokpin

Godfred Bokpin, says Ghana's persistent "jobless growth" is the result of years of failing to make employment generation a central objective of economic policy.

He noted that while government sets annual targets for inflation, GDP growth and import cover, there are no clearly defined national targets for job creation or unemployment reduction.

He stressed that setting annual employment targets would compel government to deliberately direct resources to sectors with high job creation potential and ensure that economic growth translates into improved livelihoods.