Economic growth is 8 of the 17 important goals. It is responsible for driving progress and increase potential jobs. According to the UN.org website, “the global unemployment rate in 2017 was 5.6per cent, down from 6.4per cent in 2000″. That means that the entire world’s unemployment rate deceased by .8%. I may not sound like a lot but you need to take into account the population everyone in order to provide such statistics.

In this same organization web page, “globally, 61per cent of all workers were engaged in informal employment in 2016. Excluding the agricultural sector, 51per cent of all workers fell into this employment category.” More information about this can be found here. The Sustainable development goals such as this helps everyone regardless of their occupation or background. This can be a blessing in disguise for teachers and students alike because it can help people get hired for jobs that they went through rigorous training and education for.