This PowerPoint presentation was presented at a knowledge exchange event co-organized by the World Bank TDLC and the OECD Development Centre on October 9, 2024. It highlights the role of cities in job...
The Global Jobs Indicators Database (JOIN) provides information on labor market outcomes from countries across all income groups with a focus on low- and middle-income countries. The sources are in most...
The development objective of Investment for Industrial Transformation and Employment Project for Uganda is to mitigate the effect of COVID-19 on private sector investment and employment and to support...
There are clear synergies between the JET, gender, and climate/GRID lens, all of which are critical for country level portfolio assessments, e.g., more gender-balanced labor market, green growth. Economic...
In this paper the authors analyze the evidence of job polarization - the relative decline of mid-wage jobs in developing and emerging economies. They carry out an extensive literature review, revealing...
This tool provides charts and tables of indicators from the World Bank Enterprise Survey (WBES). It is intended to help analysts diagnose the key policy, institutional, or market failures causing sub optimal...
Among the variety of data sources to be accessed to conduct a structured diagnostic of labor demand under a Jobs Diagnostic, are the World Bank Enterprise Surveys (WBES). This note lists standardized WBES...
Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries face a critical choice as they strive to generate greater private sector growth and more jobs: promote competition, provide equal opportunities for all entrepreneurs...
Jobs are critical to ending the cycle of poverty because they give people the opportunity to support themselves and their families. Policymakers focused on helping people move into the workforce often...