World Bank2012-03-192012-03-192011-12-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/2815Unemployment, especially youth unemployment, is a serious problem for the Republic of Congo. Despite the economic recovery and political stabilization in the last decade, insufficient employment has been created, leading to high unemployment rates, especially for the young population in urban areas. This situation of jobless growth has been caused by a number of factors, including the dominance of the public sector in the past, the limited activity of the private sector, the undiversified economy, a mismatch between the skills required by employers and those offered by job seekers and a regulatory and institutional environment that is not fully supportive of employment creation. Action needs to be taken now to promote inclusive growth in the non-oil sectors and create sufficient employment opportunities. It is essential to remove the major obstacles to non-oil growth and employment creation. This employment and growth study seeks to provide recommendations to address the main challenges regarding non-oil growth and employment creation. The results of the study will help to inform government policy, especially in the context of the new PRSP that is currently being elaborated and the National Employment Policy that is under preparation. Based on extensive analytical work, actions are recommended to improve labor demand, labor supply and the regulatory and institutional framework.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCOUNTINGADJUSTMENT POLICYADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURESAGE GROUPAGRICULTUREAVERAGE WAGEBORROWINGCAPACITY BUILDINGCAPITAL FORMATIONCARBONCENTRAL BANKCENTRALIZATIONCOBB-DOUGLAS PRODUCTION FUNCTIONCOLLECTIVE AGREEMENTSCOLLECTIVE BARGAININGCOMMERCIAL BANKSCOMPETITIVENESSCONSUMER PRICE INDEXDEBTDEBT SERVICEDEBT SERVICINGDEVALUATIONDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCEDISPLACEMENTDOMESTIC MARKETECONOMIC ACTIVITYECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC PROBLEMSECONOMIC RECOVERYECONOMIC SHOCKSECONOMIC SITUATIONEDUCATIONAL LEVELELASTICITYELECTRICITYEMPLOYMENT GROWTHEMPLOYMENT LEVELSEMPLOYMENT OFFICEEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESEMPLOYMENT POLICIESEMPLOYMENT POLICYEMPLOYMENT SITUATIONEMPLOYMENT STATUSEMPLOYMENT TRENDSEXPENDITURESEXPLOITATIONEXPORTSFINANCIAL CRISISFINANCIAL MANAGEMENTFINANCIAL SECTORFIRM SIZEFISCAL BALANCEFISCAL DISCIPLINEFISCAL POLICYFISHERIESFOOD PRODUCTIONFORECASTSFOREST MANAGEMENTFORESTRYGDPGDP PER CAPITAGENERAL EQUILIBRIUMGOVERNMENT EXPENDITURESGOVERNMENT SPENDINGGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTGROSS FIXED CAPITAL FORMATIONGROSS NATIONAL SAVINGSGROWTH POTENTIALGROWTH RATEHIGH UNEMPLOYMENTHIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATESHOUSEHOLD SURVEYHOUSINGHUMAN CAPITALINCOMEINFLATIONINFORMAL ECONOMYINFORMAL SECTORJOB CREATIONJOB LOSSJOB MARKETJOB OFFERSJOB SEARCHJOB SEEKERSJOBLESS GROWTHJOBSLABOR DEMANDLABOR FORCELABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONLABOR MARKETLABOR MARKET ISSUESLABOR MARKET POLICIESLABOR MARKET POLICYLABOR MARKET PROGRAMSLABOR MARKET REGULATIONSLABOR ORGANIZATIONLABOR REGULATIONLABOR STANDARDSLABOR SUPPLYLABOURLAYOFFSLIQUIDITYLONG-TERM EMPLOYMENTMACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENTMACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCEMACROECONOMIC POLICIESMACROECONOMIC STABILIZATIONMARKET PRICESMIDDLE INCOME COUNTRYMINESMONETARY POLICYMONOPOLIESMONOPOLYMORTALITYNATURAL RESOURCESNET EXPORTSOILOIL PRICESOIL RESERVESOIL SECTORPRELIMINARY RESULTSPRICE CONTROLSPRIVATE COMPANIESPRIVATE ENTERPRISESPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTOR ACTIVITYPRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYEESPRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENTPRIVATE SERVICESPRODUCTION UNITPROVISIONSPUBLICPUBLIC DEBTPUBLIC ENTERPRISESPUBLIC EXPENDITUREPUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEWPUBLIC FINANCEPUBLIC FINANCE MANAGEMENTPUBLIC INFRASTRUCTUREPUBLIC INVESTMENTPUBLIC INVESTMENTSPUBLIC OWNERSHIPPUBLIC SECTORPUBLIC SERVICEPUBLIC SERVICESPUBLIC WORKSPUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMPUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMSREAL GDPREFORM PROGRAMSREGULATORY FRAMEWORKRESOURCE MANAGEMENTROADSSERVANTSSERVICE SECTORSKILLS ASSESSMENTSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSTATE-OWNED ENTERPRISESSTRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENTSTRUCTURAL CHANGESUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTTAXTAX RATESTELECOMMUNICATIONSTERMS OF TRADETIMBERTOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITYTOTAL REVENUETRAINING CENTERSTRAINING INSTITUTIONSTRAINING PROGRAMSTRANSPARENCYUNEMPLOYEDUNEMPLOYMENTUNEMPLOYMENT PROBLEMUNEMPLOYMENT RATEUNEMPLOYMENT RATESVALUE ADDEDVOCATIONAL EDUCATIONVOCATIONAL TRAININGWAGE BILLWAGE EMPLOYMENTWAGESWEALTHWORKERWORKERSYOUTH UNEMPLOYMENTWorld Bank10.1596/2815