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Guatemala Jobs Diagnostic

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dc.contributor.authorEberhard-Ruiz, Andreas
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-05T16:44:51Z
dc.date.available2021-04-05T16:44:51Z
dc.date.issued2021-04-01
dc.description.abstractBuilding back better’ has become a popular theme guiding the world’s post-Covid19 recovery efforts; in few middle-income countries this appears to be more pressing than in Guatemala. Over a decade of lackluster growth and stagnating productivity improvements have led to an acute shortage of quality jobs, the effects of which started to show well before the Covid19 pandemic. By applying the World Bank’s jobs diagnostics methodology and drawing on both micro- and macro-level data covering the period 2004–18, this report casts light on Guatemala’s most pressing structural jobs challenges. The report first documents Guatemala’s labor market symptoms, including high levels of informality, declining labor earnings, low female labor force participation, rising emigration, and limited internal migration. The symptoms are then analyzed in-depth to identify what drives Guatemala’s poor labor market performance. The report finds that insufficient formal job creation, a lacking dynamism in the formal sector, and low quality education in rural areas are key drivers of Guatemala’s labor market outcomes. The report concludes by proposing a set of key strategic priorities to unleash Guatemala’s jobs potential.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/422741617375500248/Guatemala-Jobs-Diagnostic
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/35367
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/35367
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesJob Series;No. 27
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectFEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectRETURNS TO EDUCATION
dc.subjectINTERNAL LABOR MOBILITY
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectLABOR DEMAND
dc.subjectJOB CREATION
dc.titleGuatemala Jobs Diagnosticen
dc.typeReporten
dc.typeRapportfr
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okr.crossref.titleGuatemala Jobs Diagnostic
okr.date.disclosure2021-04-02
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T10:41:10.283899Z
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Other Social Protection Study
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/422741617375500248/Guatemala-Jobs-Diagnostic
okr.guid422741617375500248
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b08846e91b_1_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum32968716
okr.identifier.report157900
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okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/422741617375500248/pdf/Guatemala-Jobs-Diagnostic.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.region.countryGuatemala
okr.topicEducation::Economics of Education
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Migration and Development
okr.topicRural Development::Rural Labor Markets
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Employment and Unemployment
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.unitJOBS- CCSA - IBRD (HSPJB)
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