Labor Markets and the Crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean (A Preliminary Review for Selected Countries)

Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean are experiencing the impact of the international financial crisis on labor markets across different dimensions, such as employment, wages and the quality of labor market arrangements. This note reviews a...

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Main Authors: Freije-Rodríguez, Samuel, Murrugarra, Edmundo
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/06/11953773/labor-markets-crisis-latin-america-caribbean-preliminary-review-selected-countries
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spelling okr-10986-109792021-04-23T14:02:53Z Labor Markets and the Crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean (A Preliminary Review for Selected Countries) Freije-Rodríguez, Samuel Murrugarra, Edmundo ACCOUNTING ACTIVE LABOR AVERAGE UNEMPLOYMENT AVERAGE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE COMMERCE DISMISSAL DRIVERS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN EMPLOYABILITY EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT CREATION EMPLOYMENT GENERATION EMPLOYMENT GROWTH EMPLOYMENT GROWTH RATE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS EMPLOYMENT REDUCTION EMPLOYMENT SUBSIDIES EMPLOYMENT SUBSIDY EXPENDITURE HEALTH INSURANCE HOUSEHOLD INCOME INFLATION INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT INFORMAL LABOR MARKET INFORMAL SECTOR INFORMAL SECTOR WORKERS JOB DESTRUCTION JOB LOSSES JOBS LABOR CONTRACTS LABOR COST LABOR DEMAND LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET ARRANGEMENTS LABOR MARKET CONDITIONS LABOR MARKET INDICATORS LABOR MARKET INTERVENTIONS LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES LABOR MARKET PERFORMANCE LABOR MARKET POLICIES LABOR MARKET POLICY LABOR MARKETS LABOR OFFICE LABOR POLICIES LABOR STATISTICS MATERNITY BENEFITS MINIMUM WAGE MINIMUM WAGES NET EMPLOYMENT NET JOB CREATION NET JOB LOSSES NOMINAL WAGES NUMBER OF WORKERS OCCUPATIONS OPEN UNEMPLOYMENT PASSIVE LABOR PASSIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS PAYROLL TAX POLICY DIALOGUE POLICY MAKERS POLICY RESPONSE PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR WORKERS PRIVATE SECTORS PRIVATE SERVICES PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC WORKS PURCHASING PURCHASING POWER RATES OF GROWTH REAL INCOME REAL WAGES RESPECT RETAIL RETIREMENT RISING UNEMPLOYMENT SALARIED EMPLOYMENT SALARIED WORKERS SECONDARY EDUCATION SERVICE SECTOR SMALL ENTERPRISES SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL PROGRAMS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SERVICES TECHNICAL TRAINING TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT TOTAL EMPLOYMENT TRAINING INSTITUTION TRANSPORTATION UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS UNEMPLOYED WORKERS UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURES UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNEMPLOYMENT RATES UNEMPLOYMENT SPELLS UNPAID WORKERS URBAN AREAS URBAN EMPLOYMENT VULNERABLE GROUPS WAGE INCREASES WAGE SUBSIDIES WAGE SUBSIDY WORKERS WORKING POPULATION YOUTH EMPLOYMENT YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean are experiencing the impact of the international financial crisis on labor markets across different dimensions, such as employment, wages and the quality of labor market arrangements. This note reviews a selected group of countries to assess the speed and severity of labor market impacts. It identifies patterns in the changing labor market conditions, such as specific sectors or types of workers being affected. It also describes countries' preparedness and capacity to respond to the crisis and the specific policy responses being implemented. The review finds a large variation in impacts and responses in the context of increases in unemployment rates that range from 0.4 to 2.1 percentage points. The impacts of the crisis are evolving rapidly but seem to have a more noticeable negative effect among salaried workers in Brazil and Chile whereas in Colombia non-salaried workers have been affected the most. Mexico shows both types of workers as being seriously hit by the recession. 2012-08-13T13:46:02Z 2012-08-13T13:46:02Z 2009-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/06/11953773/labor-markets-crisis-latin-america-caribbean-preliminary-review-selected-countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10979 English Latin America and the Caribbean Region (LCR) Crisis Briefs CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean
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topic ACCOUNTING
ACTIVE LABOR
AVERAGE UNEMPLOYMENT
AVERAGE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
COMMERCE
DISMISSAL
DRIVERS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN
EMPLOYABILITY
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT CREATION
EMPLOYMENT GENERATION
EMPLOYMENT GROWTH
EMPLOYMENT GROWTH RATE
EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM
EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS
EMPLOYMENT REDUCTION
EMPLOYMENT SUBSIDIES
EMPLOYMENT SUBSIDY
EXPENDITURE
HEALTH INSURANCE
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
INFLATION
INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT
INFORMAL LABOR MARKET
INFORMAL SECTOR
INFORMAL SECTOR WORKERS
JOB DESTRUCTION
JOB LOSSES
JOBS
LABOR CONTRACTS
LABOR COST
LABOR DEMAND
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKET ARRANGEMENTS
LABOR MARKET CONDITIONS
LABOR MARKET INDICATORS
LABOR MARKET INTERVENTIONS
LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES
LABOR MARKET PERFORMANCE
LABOR MARKET POLICIES
LABOR MARKET POLICY
LABOR MARKETS
LABOR OFFICE
LABOR POLICIES
LABOR STATISTICS
MATERNITY BENEFITS
MINIMUM WAGE
MINIMUM WAGES
NET EMPLOYMENT
NET JOB CREATION
NET JOB LOSSES
NOMINAL WAGES
NUMBER OF WORKERS
OCCUPATIONS
OPEN UNEMPLOYMENT
PASSIVE LABOR
PASSIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS
PAYROLL TAX
POLICY DIALOGUE
POLICY MAKERS
POLICY RESPONSE
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR WORKERS
PRIVATE SECTORS
PRIVATE SERVICES
PUBLIC POLICY
PUBLIC WORKS
PURCHASING
PURCHASING POWER
RATES OF GROWTH
REAL INCOME
REAL WAGES
RESPECT
RETAIL
RETIREMENT
RISING UNEMPLOYMENT
SALARIED EMPLOYMENT
SALARIED WORKERS
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SERVICE SECTOR
SMALL ENTERPRISES
SOCIAL POLICY
SOCIAL PROGRAMS
SOCIAL PROTECTION
SOCIAL SECURITY
SOCIAL SERVICES
TECHNICAL TRAINING
TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT
TOTAL EMPLOYMENT
TRAINING INSTITUTION
TRANSPORTATION
UNEMPLOYED
UNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS
UNEMPLOYED WORKERS
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION
UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURES
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
UNEMPLOYMENT SPELLS
UNPAID WORKERS
URBAN AREAS
URBAN EMPLOYMENT
VULNERABLE GROUPS
WAGE INCREASES
WAGE SUBSIDIES
WAGE SUBSIDY
WORKERS
WORKING POPULATION
YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
spellingShingle ACCOUNTING
ACTIVE LABOR
AVERAGE UNEMPLOYMENT
AVERAGE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
COMMERCE
DISMISSAL
DRIVERS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN
EMPLOYABILITY
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT CREATION
EMPLOYMENT GENERATION
EMPLOYMENT GROWTH
EMPLOYMENT GROWTH RATE
EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM
EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS
EMPLOYMENT REDUCTION
EMPLOYMENT SUBSIDIES
EMPLOYMENT SUBSIDY
EXPENDITURE
HEALTH INSURANCE
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
INFLATION
INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT
INFORMAL LABOR MARKET
INFORMAL SECTOR
INFORMAL SECTOR WORKERS
JOB DESTRUCTION
JOB LOSSES
JOBS
LABOR CONTRACTS
LABOR COST
LABOR DEMAND
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKET ARRANGEMENTS
LABOR MARKET CONDITIONS
LABOR MARKET INDICATORS
LABOR MARKET INTERVENTIONS
LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES
LABOR MARKET PERFORMANCE
LABOR MARKET POLICIES
LABOR MARKET POLICY
LABOR MARKETS
LABOR OFFICE
LABOR POLICIES
LABOR STATISTICS
MATERNITY BENEFITS
MINIMUM WAGE
MINIMUM WAGES
NET EMPLOYMENT
NET JOB CREATION
NET JOB LOSSES
NOMINAL WAGES
NUMBER OF WORKERS
OCCUPATIONS
OPEN UNEMPLOYMENT
PASSIVE LABOR
PASSIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS
PAYROLL TAX
POLICY DIALOGUE
POLICY MAKERS
POLICY RESPONSE
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR WORKERS
PRIVATE SECTORS
PRIVATE SERVICES
PUBLIC POLICY
PUBLIC WORKS
PURCHASING
PURCHASING POWER
RATES OF GROWTH
REAL INCOME
REAL WAGES
RESPECT
RETAIL
RETIREMENT
RISING UNEMPLOYMENT
SALARIED EMPLOYMENT
SALARIED WORKERS
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SERVICE SECTOR
SMALL ENTERPRISES
SOCIAL POLICY
SOCIAL PROGRAMS
SOCIAL PROTECTION
SOCIAL SECURITY
SOCIAL SERVICES
TECHNICAL TRAINING
TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT
TOTAL EMPLOYMENT
TRAINING INSTITUTION
TRANSPORTATION
UNEMPLOYED
UNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS
UNEMPLOYED WORKERS
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION
UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURES
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
UNEMPLOYMENT SPELLS
UNPAID WORKERS
URBAN AREAS
URBAN EMPLOYMENT
VULNERABLE GROUPS
WAGE INCREASES
WAGE SUBSIDIES
WAGE SUBSIDY
WORKERS
WORKING POPULATION
YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
Freije-Rodríguez, Samuel
Murrugarra, Edmundo
Labor Markets and the Crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean (A Preliminary Review for Selected Countries)
geographic_facet Latin America & Caribbean
relation Latin America and the Caribbean Region (LCR) Crisis Briefs
description Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean are experiencing the impact of the international financial crisis on labor markets across different dimensions, such as employment, wages and the quality of labor market arrangements. This note reviews a selected group of countries to assess the speed and severity of labor market impacts. It identifies patterns in the changing labor market conditions, such as specific sectors or types of workers being affected. It also describes countries' preparedness and capacity to respond to the crisis and the specific policy responses being implemented. The review finds a large variation in impacts and responses in the context of increases in unemployment rates that range from 0.4 to 2.1 percentage points. The impacts of the crisis are evolving rapidly but seem to have a more noticeable negative effect among salaried workers in Brazil and Chile whereas in Colombia non-salaried workers have been affected the most. Mexico shows both types of workers as being seriously hit by the recession.
format Publications & Research :: Brief
author Freije-Rodríguez, Samuel
Murrugarra, Edmundo
author_facet Freije-Rodríguez, Samuel
Murrugarra, Edmundo
author_sort Freije-Rodríguez, Samuel
title Labor Markets and the Crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean (A Preliminary Review for Selected Countries)
title_short Labor Markets and the Crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean (A Preliminary Review for Selected Countries)
title_full Labor Markets and the Crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean (A Preliminary Review for Selected Countries)
title_fullStr Labor Markets and the Crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean (A Preliminary Review for Selected Countries)
title_full_unstemmed Labor Markets and the Crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean (A Preliminary Review for Selected Countries)
title_sort labor markets and the crisis in latin america and the caribbean (a preliminary review for selected countries)
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/06/11953773/labor-markets-crisis-latin-america-caribbean-preliminary-review-selected-countries
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10979
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