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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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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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 |
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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) |
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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. |
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Publications & Research :: Brief |
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Freije-Rodríguez, Samuel Murrugarra, Edmundo |
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Freije-Rodríguez, Samuel Murrugarra, Edmundo |
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Freije-Rodríguez, Samuel |
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Labor Markets and the Crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean (A Preliminary Review for Selected Countries) |
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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) |
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Labor Markets and the Crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean (A Preliminary Review for Selected Countries) |
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Labor Markets and the Crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean (A Preliminary Review for Selected Countries) |
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labor markets and the crisis in latin america and the caribbean (a preliminary review for selected countries) |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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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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