A report from the Lagos State Employment Belief Fund (LSETF) reveals that 60% of job seekers in Lagos flip down jobs as a result of the pay is simply too low.

The survey, overlaying the primary half of 2024, additionally discovered that 26% of job seekers don’t take jobs as a result of they’re too removed from house, and 15% as a result of the roles appear boring.

This research was achieved with the Ministry of Wealth Creation & Employment and the Ministry of Financial Planning and Funds. It goals to make use of knowledge to search out out the place there are gaps in schooling and different points that have an effect on folks getting jobs in Lagos, and to assist cut back unemployment.

Information for the report was collected from 23,290 college students, together with these at vocational centres and universities, and about 47,000 job seekers from January 31, 2023, to March 31, 2024.

The report reveals that many job seekers battle to search out jobs as a result of they don’t have sufficient work expertise, their schooling doesn’t match what jobs want, or they face discrimination due to their gender, incapacity, race, or how they appear, with 20% reporting such discrimination.

The challenges differ by gender, with males usually missing the required work expertise and girls having academic {qualifications} that don’t match job necessities.

The report additionally notes that many job seekers in Lagos are new to the job market, and lots of lack each a level and work expertise.

To handle these points, the report suggests including internships and job placements to teaching programs to construct expertise, selling ladies in science and tech fields with particular scholarships, and making the job market extra inclusive by authorities actions and social safety measures.