Nigeria Bureau of Statistics modify the definition of unemployment

by Ranti Joseph

Well, Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS) doesn’t seem to agree with the old definition of unemployment and as such decided to modify it a bit to suit them.

According to the old definition by the Bureau of Labour Statistics (BLS), unemployment is people who do not have a job, have actively looked for work in the past four weeks, and are currently available for work. Also, people who were temporarily laid off and are waiting to be called back to that job are included in the unemployment statistics.

The chief security officer, Yemi Kale on Thursday on a television programme on Channels television modified the definition of unemployment.

Kale, who said that Nigeria unemployment rate will be a proportion of 65.7million and not the entire 172 million. He also stated that students, voluntary house wives who can’t work or those younger than 15 or older than 65 are not part of labour force.

Is redefining the definition of unemployment the solution to solving the situation that has been affecting the country for over 25 years?

A twitter user Boason Onafaye @boasonbusiness went on twitter to share his views on it.

Below are the tweets;

 

BREAKING ON @channelstv – NBS CEO @sgyemikale LIVE NOW on latest Unemployment methodology, etc. Join the conversation

— Boason Omofaye (@boasonbusiness) May 14, 2015

BREAKING: ‘Decision to amend Nigeria’s national definition of unemployment is not something (NBS) take lightly’ – #NBS report

— Boason Omofaye (@boasonbusiness) May 14, 2015

BREAKING: #NBS has modified @ilo definition by adjusting requirement of ‘unemployed’ for at least 1HR of work p/wk to at least 40HRS p/wk

— Boason Omofaye (@boasonbusiness) May 14, 2015

BREAKING on @channelstv – Committee on Unemployment Statistics to meet over next few days says #NBS on latest jobs data

— Boason Omofaye (@boasonbusiness) May 14, 2015

BREAKING: Students, voluntary housewives who cant work or those younger than 15 or older than 65 not part of labour force says #NBS report

— Boason Omofaye (@boasonbusiness) May 14, 2015

BREAKING ON @channelstv – “Nigeria’s unemployment rate will be proportion of 65.7mn and not of the entire population est. at over 172mn.

— Boason Omofaye (@boasonbusiness) May 14, 2015

@sgyemikale @channelstv ‘Using @ilo definition, Nigeria’s Unemployment rate in Nigeria for 2011 will be 2.2%’

— Boason Omofaye (@boasonbusiness) May 14, 2015

BREAKING: #NBS modifies @ilo def. of who are – out of work, want a job, actively sought work, available to work etc https://t.co/GRMTyCr7u5

— Boason Omofaye (@boasonbusiness) May 14, 2015

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