Publication: Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Employment and Job Creation: Labor Market Assessment 2007-2011
Date
2014-01
ISSN
Published
2014-01
Author(s)
World Bank
Abstract
This note forms part of a broader
engagement between the World Bank and the Government of FYR
Macedonia on how to foster more and better jobs and make
sure that more marginalized groups, women, low earners,
skilled and unskilled youth, for example - can participate
and benefit from those jobs. It focuses on providing updated
labor market diagnostics based on the labor force surveys
between 2007 and 2011. The findings will be used as a basis
for further policy analysis. The remainder of this note is
organized as follows. Section two describes labor market
developments since 2007 and the conditions prevailing in
2011. Subsequent sections address the remaining challenges
and key policy options. The third section thus focuses on
raising productivity – critical to national economic
development and to ensure sustainable increases in earnings
over time in Macedonia. The fourth section discusses the
generational divide in terms of challenges in labor market
opportunities for the younger versus older generations. The
fifth section looks at workers that are particularly
disadvantaged in the labor market with a particular focus on
women. The sixth section concludes with the policy levers
that may help Macedonia move forward on the jobs agenda.
Citation
“World Bank. 2014. Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Employment and Job Creation: Labor Market Assessment 2007-2011. © Washington, DC. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22529 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”