{
  "id": 1437074,
  "title": "Ghana’s labour market sees growing internal career movement",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/ghanas-labour-market-sees-growing-internal-career-movement",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-17T06:24:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ghana Business News",
    "slug": "ghana-business-news",
    "url": "https://www.ghanabusinessnews.com/2026/08/17/ghanas-labour-market-sees-growing-internal-career-movement/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Dr Evans O. Boamah, Assistant Professor at Durham University Business School in the UK, has noted a shift in Ghana's labour market towards internal career progression. According to recent LinkedIn data from January 2025 to April 2026, internal moves significantly outnumbered those involving new employers. Over 10,000 internal career transitions took place in January 2025 alone, compared to around 3,300 external moves. Promotions were also common, with more than 1,000 occurring each month. Dr Boamah emphasized that this trend demonstrates professionals do not always need to switch employers to advance their careers. He pointed out that employers stand to benefit from developing current staff due to their familiarity with organizational systems, customers, operations, and culture. Offering promotion, training, and cross-role opportunities can help retain valuable skills and knowledge while cutting costs associated with external recruitment. While the external labour market remained active, with about 2,000 professionals changing employers in various months, the majority of career transitions occurred within Ghana. Dr Boamah noted that international movements constituted a small fraction of the overall career shifts, with the bulk happening domestically. The findings highlight that skilled migration remains a concern, but the active role of internal career progression within Ghanaian businesses. Digital career data, he suggested, could provide valuable insights into how professionals navigate their careers, complementing traditional labour market statistics. The trend is crucial for Ghanaian businesses and policymakers as it indicates that the competition for talent might increasingly arise not just from an organization's ability to recruit skilled workers but also its capacity to foster career growth and retention among existing employees.",
  "summary": "Dr Evans O. Boamah, Assistant Professor at Durham University Business School, UK, says Ghana’s labour market may be shifting, with more professionals advancing their careers within existing organisations instead of changing employers. The post Ghana’s labour market sees growing internal career movement appeared first on Ghana Business News .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}