Publication: Jobs in the Horn of Africa: Synoptic Brief

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2021-06-21
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2021-06-21
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von der Goltz, Jan
Sahr, Tove
Viollaz, Mariana
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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. 2021. Jobs in the Horn of Africa: Synoptic Brief. Horn of Africa Regional Economic Memorandum Background Paper;No. 2. © Washington, DC: World Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36457 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.
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