This Summary Table contains estimates for jobs created in the Nigerian economy from third quarter of 2012 to first quarter 2016 . These estimates are the results of the Quarterly Job Creation Survey commissioned by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in collaboration with the Central Bank of Nigeria. The objective of the quarterly survey is to track the number of employment being created in the economy within a given period of time.
| Sector | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 | Q4 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q1 | |
| Formal Jobs | 164,293 | 152,018 | 174,326 | 80,412 | 76,385 | 101,597 | 76,018 | 78,755 | 145,464 | 138,026 | 130,941 | 51,070 | 41,672 | 27,246 | 21,477 |
| Informal Jobs | 240,359 | 208,920 | 232,327 | 112,567 | 140,673 | 143,278 | 158,894 | 175,786 | 198,144 | 227,072 | 332,403 | 83,903 | 428,690 | 476,563 | 61,026 |
| Public Sector Jobs | 22,644 | 24,975 | 24,368 | 28,075 | 28,931 | 20,827 | 5,959 | 4,812 | 5,735 | 4,387 | 5,726 | 6,395 | 4,818 | -4,288 | -3,038 |
| Total New Jobs | 427,296 | 385,913 | 431,021 | 221,054 | 245,989 | 265,702 | 240,871 | 259,353 | 349,343 | 369,485 | 469,070 | 141,368 | 475,180 | 499,521 | 79,465 |