Full list of unemployment rates in 36 states of Nigeria, plus FCT 2023

Full list of unemployment rates in 36 states of Nigeria, plus the FCT in year 2023 shows that Abia State leads with 18.7%, trialed by the FCT with 14.1%; while Nasarawa State has the lowest unemployment rate in Nigeria with 0.5%.

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Full list of unemployment rates in 36 states of Nigeria, plus FCT 2023

1. Abia: 18.7%
2. FCT: 14.1%
3. Rivers: 13.4%
4. Gombe: 11.2%
5. Imo: 10.9%
6. Ogun: 8.8%
7. Delta: 8.2%
8. Kano: 7.6%
9. Plateau: 7.4%
10. Borno: 7.3%
11. Beyelsa: 6.3%
12. Enugu: 5.9%
13. Ondo: 5.7%
14. Lagos: 5.5%
15. Ekiti: 5.5%
16. Akwa Ibom: 5.1%
17. Kwara: 4.8%
18. Anambra: 4.8%
19. Edo: 4.4%
20. Bauchi: 4.2%
21. Jigawa: 4%
22. Ebonyi: 3.7%
23. Yobe: 3.3%
24. Niger: 3.2%
25. Adamawa: 3.2%
26. Zamfara: 3.1%
27. Kogi: 3%
28. Osun: 2.9%
29. Katsina: 2.8%
30. Cross River: 2.8%
31. Kaduna: 2.7%
32. Oyo: 2%
33. Taraba: 1.9%
34. Kebbi: 1.6%
35. Benue: 1.6%
36. Sokoto: 1.2%
37. Nasarawa: 0.5%

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