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ANNEX C6: Unemployed Persons by Age, 1960 – 2000
Age Group
Year
1960 1970 1984 2000
Total 63.8 71.7 74.5 36.1
15 – 24 Women 71.1 82.0 79.5 36.5
Men 59.9 67.5 70.5 35.8
Total 28.2 24.6 21.8 38.4
25 – 44 Women 19.5 15.6 16.7 39.7
Men 32.5 28.2 25.9 37.0
Total 6.4 3.2 2.6 15.6
45 – 64 Women 6.6 1.8 2.4 15.3
Men 6.3 3.8 2.8 16.0
Total 1.6 0.6 1.1 9.8
65+ Women 2.2 0.6 1.3 8.6
Men 1.4 0.5 0.8 11.2
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Women 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Men 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Total 163,643 198,571 157,464 863,740
Women 54,550 57,107 70,194 442,018
Men 109,093 141,467 87,452 421,722
Source: Ghana Statistical Service (2006). Women and Men in Ghana: A Statistical
Compendium, p. 49.
ANNEX C7: Job Creation by Sector, January – September 2006
Sector Agriculture Industry Services
Gross 24,021 19,387 142,631
Job losses 3,274 4,724 24561
Net 20,747 14,663 118,070
Source: Ghana Statistical Service. (2007). Investing in people, Investing in jobs:
Keeping the scores. Report on Job tracking survey, 2006. p. 19.