Jobs in the Horn of Africa : Synoptic Brief
This note provides an overview of labor markets and job outcomes in the Horn of Africa. This background note was prepared for the Horn of Africa Regional Economic Memorandum. It provides an overview of issues related to jobs in the five countries o...
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okr-10986-364572021-11-04T05:10:52Z Jobs in the Horn of Africa : Synoptic Brief Farole, Thomas von der Goltz, Jan Sahr, Tove Viollaz, Mariana LABOR MARKET EMPLOYMENT LABOR DEMAND BORDER EMPLOYMENT YOUTH EMPLOYMENT This note provides an overview of labor markets and job outcomes in the Horn of Africa. This background note was prepared for the Horn of Africa Regional Economic Memorandum. It provides an overview of issues related to jobs in the five countries of the region, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia. It first discusses labor market characteristics, notably labor force participation, unemployment and underemployment,as well as demographics of the labor force. Secondly, it compares employment patterns, focusing on the type and sector of employment. Finally, it looks at the limited information available on jobs outcomes – notably, wage levels. It seeks to provides a relatively succinct synoptic summary of the common trends among the five countries as well as some distinct features. With the exception of Eritrea, the World Bank has recently analyzed jobs outcomes in all countries of the region. 2021-11-03T13:37:01Z 2021-11-03T13:37:01Z 2021-06-21 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/339521634240760556/Jobs-in-the-Horn-of-Africa-Synoptic-Brief http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36457 English Horn of Africa Regional Economic Memorandum Background Paper;No. 2 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Country Economic Memorandum Africa Africa Eastern and Southern (AFE) Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Somalia |
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This note provides an overview of
labor markets and job outcomes in the Horn of Africa. This
background note was prepared for the Horn of Africa Regional
Economic Memorandum. It provides an overview of issues
related to jobs in the five countries of the region,
Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia. It first
discusses labor market characteristics, notably labor force
participation, unemployment and underemployment,as well as
demographics of the labor force. Secondly, it compares
employment patterns, focusing on the type and sector of
employment. Finally, it looks at the limited information
available on jobs outcomes – notably, wage levels. It seeks
to provides a relatively succinct synoptic summary of the
common trends among the five countries as well as some
distinct features. With the exception of Eritrea, the World
Bank has recently analyzed jobs outcomes in all countries of
the region. |
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Farole, Thomas von der Goltz, Jan Sahr, Tove Viollaz, Mariana |
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Farole, Thomas von der Goltz, Jan Sahr, Tove Viollaz, Mariana |
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Farole, Thomas |
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Jobs in the Horn of Africa : Synoptic Brief |
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Jobs in the Horn of Africa : Synoptic Brief |
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Washington, DC: World Bank |
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