World Bank2016-03-282016-03-282015https://hdl.handle.net/10986/23962This report provides an overview of jobs,workers, and employment opportunities in Nigeria, using recent household data. Jobs are critical for Nigeria’s present and future, as better jobs and income-earning opportunities form the basis for more diversified economic growth, poverty reduction, and greater prosperity. This report relies heavily on the wealth of information gathered through the General Household Survey conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics. The diagnostics included in this report are intended to describe the landscape of jobs in the country and provide broad analysis as an input into the development of a jobs strategy for Nigeria. The analysis conducted for this report has highlighted three areas that need attention: (i) data quality issues, as shown in the several rounds of data cleaning needed to provide consistent statistics; (ii) poor documentation and archiving, which prevented the use of several rounds of the household survey, especially to produce national-level statistics using population weights; and (iii) standardization, to permit comparisons of key variables over time and track the impact of policy changes and other events. As shown in this report, many Nigerians work, but generally in low-earning activities. Most work opportunities in the country are informal and do not come with a wage. This report presents an updated picture of jobs in Nigeria and identifies opportunities for improving the quality of jobs. This report has shown that Nigeria combines middle-income status and Africa’s largest economic power with high poverty levels, largely because the main sectors of economic growth are disconnected from the sectors that provide employment, notably subsistence activities in the agricultural and services sectors. Finally, the diagnostics included in this report show that both new and existing jobs, whether in agriculture or other sectors, will need to be more productive to help the population move out of low-earning employment and poverty.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOJOBSEMPLOYMENTCHILD WORKHOUSEHOLD SURVEYLABOR POLICIESUNEMPLOYMENT RATESEMPLOYMENT PATTERNSUNPAID FAMILY WORKERSEMPLOYMENT GENERATIONADULT WORKERSSKILLED WORKERSINFORMAL SECTORYOUTH EMPLOYMENTLABOR LAWMINIMUM WAGELABOR MARKET NEEDSPRODUCTIVE EMPLOYMENTFOREIGN OWNERSHIPEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESSKILLS DEVELOPMENTAGE GROUPRISING UNEMPLOYMENT RATESLABOR FORCELABOR MARKET SITUATIONHEALTH INSURANCEPUBLIC SERVICESPUBLIC EMPLOYMENTLABOR SURVEYSJOBPRIVATE SECTOR FIRMSHOUSEHOLD ENTERPRISESRISING UNEMPLOYMENTPAYING JOBSFIRM SURVIVALLABOR STATISTICSFIRM SIZEINCOME SUPPORTTRAINING PROGRAMSRETAIL TRADELABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONEMPLOYMENT OUTCOMESJOB LOSSESLIFE EXPECTANCYJOB SEEKERSINTERNATIONAL MIGRATIONFIRST-TIME JOB SEEKERSEMPLOYMENT LEVELLABOR MARKETURBAN EMPLOYMENTJOB CREATION SCHEMEWAGE BILLRIGHT TO WORKVOCATIONAL PROGRAMSLABOR COSTSUNEMPLOYED WORKERSON-THE-JOB TRAININGBARGAINING POWERWORKEREDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIESUNEMPLOYED YOUTHMANUFACTURING INDUSTRYLABOR PRODUCTIVITYUNEMPLOYEDOLDER WORKERSLOW-WAGE EMPLOYMENTHOUSEHOLD INCOMEJOB EXPERIENCEVOCATIONAL EDUCATIONHOUSEHOLD SURVEYSJOB TRAININGPUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMSLABORPRIMARY SCHOOLTOTAL EMPLOYMENTJOB SEARCHPUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMWAGE INCREASEJOB CREATION PROGRAMJOB VACANCYMINIMUM WAGESWAGE LEVELSINDUSTRIAL LABORUNEMPLOYMENTAVERAGE WAGESPRODUCTIVITY GROWTHHUMAN CAPITALVOCATIONAL TRAININGWORKERSWAGE BARGAININGYOUNG WORKERSDOMESTIC MARKETSLABOR LAWSPRODUCTIVE WORKUNEMPLOYMENT RATELABOR DEMANDHOUSEHOLD ENTERPRISEWOMEN WORKERSHIGH EMPLOYMENTAVERAGE WAGECROSS-SECTIONAL DATAPRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIESPAYING JOBWAGE PREMIUMSKILLED WORKFORCEOCCUPATIONSOCCUPATIONSAFETY NETRURAL POVERTYUNEMPLOYED PEOPLEEMPLOYMENT STATUSPRIVATE FIRMSWORKING POORWORKFORCE SKILLSPRODUCTIVE FIRMSEMPLOYMENT GROWTHJOB CREATIONPRIVATE SECTORWAGE RATEEARNINGLABOR MOBILITYMANUFACTURING WAGEPUBLIC WORKSCOLLECTIVE BARGAININGJOB OFFERSWAGE SECTORFORCED LABORPRIVATE SECTOR JOBSMANPOWERSKILLED LABORMANAGEMENTLABOR STANDARDSPUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENTJOB SEARCH ASSISTANCEMANUFACTURING INDUSTRIESBASIC LITERACYEMPLOYABILITYWORKING CONDITIONSPRIVATE COMPANYPRIVATE INSTITUTIONSLABORERSDISCIPLINESEASONAL LABORHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTIONLABOR SUPPLYWORK ACTIVITYFINDING JOBSINFORMAL EMPLOYMENTCHILD LABORJOB SKILLSPRIMARY EDUCATIONPRIVATE COMPANIESFIRM GROWTHLABOURLABOR MARKETSTEMPORARY EMPLOYMENTAGGREGATE EMPLOYMENTPUBLIC SECTOR WORKERSEMPLOYMENT PROSPECTSFIRM SURVEYSWAGE EMPLOYMENTLABOR REGULATIONSLABOR MIGRATIONLABOR MARKET TRAININGPRIVATE SECTOR INVOLVEMENTEMPLOYEESReportWorld Bank10.1596/23962