The mirage of progress: Why Gambia’s unemployment rate conceals a deeper socioeconomic crisis
[The Standard - The Gambia] - 6/11/2025
By Mohammed Jallow The recent labour force survey released by the Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBOS) has placed the national unemployment rate at 8.3 percent, a figure that on the surface appears relatively moderate compared to many African economies. To the untrained eye, it might even suggest (…)
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