Nation Creates 1.67 mln Jobs in Seven Months

Addis Ababa, March 6/2020 (ENA) Ethiopia has created 1.67 million new jobs over the last seven months, according to Jobs Creation Commission.

The National Jobs Creation Council is undertaking its regular session of appraising the Commission’s performance.

More than 20 million young Ethiopians will need jobs in the next ten years and the country is planning to provide two million jobs every year over a decade. 

Addressing the council, Deputy Prime Minister Demeke Mekonen said coordination among federal and regional institutions is key in ensuring job creation.  

Creating job opportunities and practically benefiting the youth are top priority of the government, he emphasized.

Jobs Creation Commissioner, Ephrem Tekle said Ethiopia has planned to create three million jobs in the current fiscal year as part of the ten-year plan.

So far, he stated, Ethiopia has created  1.67 million new jobs over the last seven months.

Addis Ababa City Administration, Oromia, and Amhara Regional States are amongst top performers achieving 99, 96 and 92 percent of their plan respectively.

Ethiopia, like many African countries, is facing a youth job crisis, and the World Bank recommended that the country will need to foster employment at a pace of two million potential new workers each year.