Make job creation central to policy
The National Development Planning Commission in Ghana has warned that recent economic growth is failing to create sufficient jobs. They argue that reliance on capital-intensive extractive industries like mining has led to 'jobless growth' that does not improve livelihoods.
Why it matters
This highlights the disconnect between GDP growth and employment, a critical challenge for developing economies relying on natural resources.
The National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) has called on the government to prioritise job creation in its economic policies.
It said recent economic growth had not translated into meaningful employment opportunities for Ghanaians.
It said although the economy had recorded improved growth in recent years, sectors with the potential to generate large-scale employment had remained weak, resulting in what it described as “jobless growth”.
Launching the 2025 National Annual Progress Report in Accra yesterday, the Chairman of the NDPC, Dr Nii Moi Thompson, said the country’s recent economic performance had failed to deliver the jobs needed to improve livelihoods.
“We expected industry to play a major role in our economic transformation and create the jobs we need. Unfortunately, the data shows that this did not happen. The growth we are seeing is largely jobless growth,” he stated.
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