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Claim: An X handle claimed that the NPP inherited an unemployment rate of 8.4% but brought it to 4% by employing 2.6 million Ghanaians.
Source: X (formerly Twitter)
Verdict: False
Explanation:
While the unemployment rate in 2016 was indeed 8.4%, according to the latest Labour Statistics Bulletin by the Ghana Statistical Service, the average unemployment rate for the first three quarters of 2023 was 14.7%, not 4% as claimed.
Regarding the number of jobs created under the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia administration, the government has been inconsistent. Various government officials, including Vice President and NPP Presidential Candidate Dr. Bawumia, have claimed that over 2 million jobs were created. However, multiple Fact-Check Ghana reports here and here have flagged these claims as baseless and unsupported by evidence.
