World Bank2012-03-192012-03-192009-11-13https://hdl.handle.net/10986/3165Since 1999, Nigeria has made significant progress in economic reform. Sound macroeconomic policies, combined with structural reforms aimed at increasing the supply responsiveness of the economy, ushered in sustained high growth, driven by the non-oil economy. The goal of this book is to shed light on the extent to which Nigeria's much improved economic performance has impacted the labor market, and to develop a growth strategy that could enhance the employment intensity of growth. The report consists of six chapters. Chapter one provides an overview of the book's main findings, reviews Nigeria's growth performance from 2001 to 2007, and addresses the question of the sustainability of that growth performance. Chapter two analyzes the evolution of the labor market since 1999. The analysis focuses on the share of the formal and informal sectors in employment; the development of incomes; and the unemployment rate. Chapter three addresses the question of what Nigeria could do to increase the availability of quality jobs and reduce rising youth unemployment. Chapters four discusses Nigeria's policy and investment environment. Chapter five proposes strategies for skills development; and Chapter six analyzes the effects of restrictive trade policies.CC BY 3.0 IGOAGGREGATE DEMANDAGRICULTURAL GROWTHAGRICULTURAL PERFORMANCEAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITYAGRICULTURAL SECTORAGRICULTUREANNUAL GROWTHARABLE LANDBASIC EDUCATIONCAPACITY BUILDINGCAPITAL MARKETSCOMMERCIAL BANKSCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGECOMPARATOR COUNTRIESCOMPETITIVE ADVANTAGECOMPETITIVENESSDEBTDEBT RELIEFDEMOCRACYDEPENDENT VARIABLEDEVELOPED COUNTRIESDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPMENT AGENCYDEVELOPMENT GOALSDEVELOPMENT INDICATORSDEVELOPMENT REPORTDEVELOPMENT STRATEGYDIVERSIFICATIONDOMESTIC MARKETDOWNWARD PRESSUREECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC OUTLOOKECONOMIC PERFORMANCEECONOMIC REFORMECONOMIC RESEARCHEDUCATION SYSTEMSELASTICITYEMPLOYMENT GENERATIONEMPLOYMENT GROWTHEMPLOYMENT LEVELEMPLOYMENT LEVELSEMPLOYMENT POLICYEMPLOYMENT PROGRAMEXCHANGE RATEEXCHANGE RATESEXPORT MARKETSEXPORT PROCESSING ZONEEXPORT PROCESSING ZONESEXPORT PROMOTIONEXPORTSFACTOR ENDOWMENTSFINANCIAL CRISISFINANCIAL SECTORFINANCIAL SECTORSFIRM SIZEFOOD PROCESSINGFOOD PRODUCTIONFOREIGN EXCHANGEFREE TRADEGDPGLOBAL ECONOMYGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTGROWTH ELASTICITYGROWTH PERFORMANCEGROWTH POTENTIALGROWTH PROSPECTSGROWTH RATESGROWTH THEORYHIGH EMPLOYMENTHIGH GROWTHHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTIONHOUSEHOLD SURVEYIMPROVING INFRASTRUCTUREIMPROVING PRODUCTIVITYINCOMEINCOME DISTRIBUTIONINCOME GROWTHINDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTINDUSTRIAL POLICYINDUSTRIALIZATIONINFLATION RATEINFORMAL SECTORINNOVATIONINSURANCEINTERNATIONAL MARKETINTERNATIONAL MARKETSINTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONSINTERNATIONAL TRADEINVESTMENT CLIMATEJOB CREATIONJOB SEARCHJOB SEEKERSJOBLESS GROWTHJOBSLABOR COSTSLABOR FORCELABOR MARKETLABOR PRODUCTIVITYLAND USELEATHER INDUSTRYLIQUIDITYLIVING STANDARDSLONG-TERM GROWTHMACROECONOMIC FRAMEWORKMACROECONOMIC POLICIESMANPOWERMANUFACTURING INDUSTRIESMANUFACTURING INDUSTRYMARKET ECONOMIESMARKET ECONOMYMEDIUM TERMMONOPOLYNEGATIVE IMPACTOILOIL PRICESPOLICY CHANGESPOLICY ENVIRONMENTPOLICY OPTIONSPOOR GROWTHPOVERTY RATEPOVERTY REDUCTIONPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGYPRIVATE COMPANIESPRIVATE PARTNERSHIPPRIVATE SECTORPRODUCERSPRODUCTION PATTERNSPRODUCTIVITY GAINSPRODUCTIVITY GROWTHPRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENTSPRODUCTIVITY INCREASESPROTECTIONIST TRADE POLICIESPROTECTIONIST TRADE POLICYPUBLIC SECTORPUBLIC SERVICEPUBLIC SERVICE EMPLOYMENTRAPID GROWTHREAL GDPREAL INCOMESREAL INTEREST RATESREGULATORY FRAMEWORKRELATIVE PRICESRESOURCE ALLOCATIONRETAIL TRADERURAL INFRASTRUCTURERURAL POVERTYSECTOR REFORMSSELF EMPLOYEDSELF EMPLOYMENTSERVANTSSERVICE INDUSTRIESSERVICE PROVIDERSSKILL REQUIREMENTSSKILLS DEVELOPMENTSTATE-OWNED ENTERPRISESSTRUCTURAL CHANGESTRUCTURAL POLICIESSUSTAINABLE GROWTHTAKEOVERTARIFF BARRIERSTAX RATESTELECOMMUNICATIONSTOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITYTRADE LIBERALIZATIONTRADE REGIMETRAINING INSTITUTIONSTRAINING PROGRAMSUNEMPLOYEDUNEMPLOYMENTUNEMPLOYMENT RATEUNPAID FAMILY WORKERSURBAN AREASVALUE ADDEDVOCATIONAL EDUCATIONVOCATIONAL TRAININGWAGE EMPLOYMENTWAGE SECTORWAGESWORK EXPERIENCEWORK FORCEWORKERWORKERSWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATIONWTOYOUTH UNEMPLOYMENTWorld Bank10.1596/3165