Data are ILO Modelled Estimates as of November 2021.
* Forecast data.
The source adds the following information:
" The labour force comprises all persons of working age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of goods and services during a specified time-reference period. It refers to the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed".
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Total economically active population in Ghana 2015-2022
The labor force in Ghana was forecast to reach over ** million in 2022. In the previous year, around **** million people were estimated as economically active in the country. According to the source estimates, the count followed an upward trend from 2015 onwards. The labor force comprises both the employed and other people who are of working age and who qualify to be employed.
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