Overall unemployment decline shows government policies are working – Opare-Addo

He, however, noted that the decline in overall unemployment has not translated into a corresponding reduction in youth unemployment, which he attributed largely to Ghana’s growing young population.

Mr Opare-Addo said the government would continue to roll out targeted youth employment programmes to absorb more young people entering the labour market and ensure that the country’s growing youth population contributes meaningfully to economic development.

Youth Development Minister George Opare-Addo says the decline in Ghana’s overall unemployment rate is an indication that the government’s interventions are beginning to yield results.