Labor Market Observatories

Rutkowski, Jan; de Paz, Carmen; Levin, Victoria

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Labor Market Observatories : Critical Success Factors

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2018-03

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Rutkowski, Jan

de Paz, Carmen

Levin, Victoria

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Labor Market Observatories (LMOs) are institutions that help guide job seekers and students, intermediaries, policymakers, training institutions, as well as investors and employers with labor market trends and guidance to build better careers.

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“Rutkowski, Jan; de Paz, Carmen; Levin, Victoria. 2018. Labor Market Observatories : Critical Success Factors. Job Notes;No. 4. World Bank, Washington, DC. © World Bank. https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/29594 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”

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