Jobs in the Horn of Africa Synoptic Brief

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, an...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Farole, Thomas
Other Authors: von der Goltz, Jan, Viollaz, Mariana, Sahr, Tove
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C The World Bank 2021
Series:Country Economic Memorandum
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Collection: World Bank E-Library Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary: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