Ethiopian President, Sahlework Zewde said 2.38 million permanent jobs have been created in the country amid the domestic and global challenges during the past fiscal year.
Zewde disclosed this during her speech in the House of Peoples Representatives and House of Federation first joint session.
In her words, “The country has created 2.38 million permanent jobs in the past year. Considering the growing population, the government works focusing on creating job opportunities for its citizens.
“During the past 2014 Ethiopian budget Year, Ethiopia created permanent job opportunities for 2.38 million citizens. Agriculture and service sectors played a great role in contributing to 43 and 32 per cent of jobs creation respectively.
“In the face of the negative impacts of the pandemic, conflict, drought, and flood, the economic growth our country registered is a big result.”
But the country affirmed it was able to create these jobs amid the domestic and global challenges that put pressure on the Ethiopian economy.
The president pointed out that conflict, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the effects of climate change, including drought and flood put pressure on the economy.
Despite the widespread domestic and global challenges that put pressure on the economy, the key macroeconomic performances of the 2014 Ethiopian fiscal year showed that the economic success registered during these challenging times was big beyond expectation.
