The ministry of youths and sport announced that it has created more than 1 million new jobs for unemployed youths found across the country during the last eleven months of this budget year .
Communication Director with the ministry, Nassir Legesse told WMC that about 1, 114, 130,000 new jobs were created for youths residing in different regions and city administrations using the revolving fund allocated by federal government, since september.
According to Nassir, the new jobs are created in the sectors of agriculture, construction, manufacturing, urban agriculture, mining, service and trade across country and able to benefit youths and women residing in urban and rural parts of the country.
Ministry confirms that about 3.3 mln unemployed citizens are found in Ethiopia based on its survey undertaking after the launch of federal revolving fund across the country, Nassir indicated.
However, the ministry has decided and planned to create jobs only for 1, 061,055 youths during this fiscal year and managed to create jobs for about 1, 114, 130 youths in different sectors during the eleven months period of this budget year, he underscored.
Nassir noted that among the beneficiaries of the job creation activities 315, 344 youths are organized and establish their own enterprise in selected sectors.
Currently, SNNP , Oromiya and Amhara regions have effectively utilized the allocated youth revolving budget for one year and started to request additional budgets for further job creation activities, Nassir underlined.
Nassir also stated that the ministry underway preparations to exchange best experiences and practices of youths in one area to another area regarding job creation activities .
The national job creation activity is supervised by the steering committee established at different administration levels and authorized to resolve problems encountered during the job creation activities , walta learnt.