Labour
Nigeria Labour Data
Read the labour market clearly: unemployment, youth disconnection from work or school, and the scale of informal work across Nigeria.
Nigeria's labour market is often reduced to a single unemployment figure, but that misses the bigger story. This archive brings together unemployment, youth NEET, and informal work data so readers can understand where jobs are weak, which groups are under pressure, and why labour conditions still feel worse than the headline rate suggests.
Latest labour period
Q2 2024
Current labour pages are built around the latest official labour-force release in the archive.
What you can track
Unemployment, youth NEET, and informal work
The section combines headline labour numbers with the indicators that add needed context.
Why it matters
A fuller picture of jobs, underuse, and economic strain
Labour data helps explain why economic growth does not always feel like progress on the ground.
Latest site update
Nigeria Foreign Reserves - March 2026
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Archive
All Labour pages
Browse every labour page on Figures. Each page links directly to an official source release and translates the numbers into clear charts and plain English.
Nigeria Minimum Wage 2026
Nigeria minimum wage is ₦70,000 a month. See the national floor, the jump from ₦30,000, and what that wage actually covers.
Unemployment Rate
4.3% overall — but 5.1% for women and 5.2% in cities. Q2 2024.
Employment Rate in Nigeria
Nigeria employment rate was 76.1% in Q2 2024. See the official employment-to-population ratio by gender and residence.
Youth Unemployment (NEET)
14.4% of Nigerian youth not in school, work, or training.
Nigeria's Informal Economy
93% of all Nigerian workers are informally employed.