Publication: El Salvador Job Diagnostic: Understanding Challenges for More and Better Jobs in El Salvador - An Integrated Approach
Date
2020-10-28
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Published
2020-10-28
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Abstract
El Salvador faces significant challenges
in the labor market, many of which may not be obvious when
looking at aggregate job figures. This report provides a
detailed analysis of the Salvadoran labor market between
2000 and 2017 and identifies the main bottlenecks preventing
the creation of more and better jobs. It does so in three
blocks. First, it describes the main trends in economic
growth, its drivers, and implications for job creation.
Second, it provides an in-depth analysis of factors
constraining the demand for labor. Third, it analyzes which
are the skills that the private sector is demanding, and
what are the factors contributing to the wide and persistent
gender and youth gaps in the labor market. The report
concludes with policy recommendations to create more and
better jobs in El Salvador.
Citation
“Banegas, Nancy; Winkler, Hernan. 2020. El Salvador Job Diagnostic: Understanding Challenges for More and Better Jobs in El Salvador - An Integrated Approach. Job Series;No. 24. © Washington, DC: World Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34699 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”