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%
Credit: TheCableIndex