Employment rate, 15 and over during each president's tenure
Every president since 1991, ranked by how the employment rate, 15 and over changed from their first day in office. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | President | In office | Total | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | APC Muhammadu Buhari | 29 May 2015 – 29 May 2023 | +11.0 pp Q1 2015 → Q1 2023 | +1.4 pp/yr | |
| 2 | APC Bola Tinubu | 29 May 2023 – now | −2.8 pp Q1 2023 → Q2 2025 | −1.2 pp/yr |
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last quarter complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that period had no data, or because the period cut it); Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in pp; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. % of the population aged 15 and over · National Bureau of Statistics, Labour Force Survey, as ILOSTAT processes its microdata on the ILO's definitions: quarterly 2014 Q1 to 2018 Q3 (the old survey, ages 15 to 64) and from Q4 2022 (the redesigned survey, 15 and over), nothing between; NBS's own headline rates differ (unemployment 4.3 % in Q2 2024 against 3.1 % here) · Nigeria data · as of Aug 2026.