The number of jobs advertised in selected print and online media, which partially gauges labour demand in the economy, decreased in June 2025 relative to what was observed in the corresponding period a year ago.

According to the July 2025 Monetary Policy Report by the Bank of Ghana, 2,502 job adverts were recorded as compared with 2,968 for the same period in 2024.

This indicated a decline of 15.7% year-on-year.

Similarly, on a month-on-month basis, the number of job vacancies in June 2025 dipped by 18.4% from the 3,066 jobs advertised in May 2025.

Cumulatively, for the first half of 2025, the total number of advertised jobs went up by 7.7% to 18,604.

This was from 17,278 recorded during the same period in 2024.

Meanwhile, the total number of private sector SSNIT contributors, which partially gauges employment conditions, improved marginally by 2.1% to 1,065,925 in May 2025.

This is compared with 1,044,111 for the same period in 2024.

On a month-on-month basis, the total number of private sector SSNIT contributors remained largely unchanged from the 1,067,531 individuals recorded in April 2025.