Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Employment and Job Creation : Labor Market Assessment 2007-2011

This note forms part of a broader engagement between the World Bank and the Government of FYR Macedonia on how to foster more and better jobs and make sure that more marginalized groups, women, low earners, skilled and unskilled youth, for example - can participate and benefit from those jobs. It focuses on providing updated labor market diagnostics based on the labor force surveys between 2007 and 2011. The findings will be used as a basis for further policy analysis. The remainder of this note is organized as follows. Section two describes labor market developments since 2007 and the conditions prevailing in 2011. Subsequent sections address the remaining challenges and key policy options. The third section thus focuses on raising productivity – critical to national economic development and to ensure sustainable increases in earnings over time in Macedonia. The fourth section discusses the generational divide in terms of challenges in labor market opportunities for the younger versus older generations. The fifth section looks at workers that are particularly disadvantaged in the labor market with a particular focus on women. The sixth section concludes with the policy levers that may help Macedonia move forward on the jobs agenda.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Report biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2014-01
Subjects:	JOBS, EMPLOYMENT, EMPLOYMENT RATE, LABOR MARKET POLICY, UNEMPLOYMENT RATES, UNPAID FAMILY WORKERS, NET JOB CREATION, WAGE GAP, SKILLED WORKERS, EMPLOYMENT SHARE, RETIREMENT, INFORMAL SECTOR, LABOR MARKET NEEDS, PRODUCTIVE EMPLOYMENT, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, AGE GROUP, LABOR FORCE, HEALTH INSURANCE, PRIVATE SECTOR JOB, PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT, YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES, RETRAINING PROGRAMS, JOB, FEMALE EMPLOYMENT, PAYING JOBS, EARNINGS PROSPECTS, UNEMPLOYED PERSON, EMPLOYMENT RATES, RETAIL TRADE, LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION, UNINTENDED EFFECTS, LABOR MARKET POLICIES, PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, EARLY RETIREMENT, EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES, WAGE GROWTH, JOB LOSSES, ACTIVE LABOR, DRIVERS, JOB SEEKERS, WORK EXPERIENCE, DISAGGREGATED ANALYSIS, LABOR MARKET, MATERNITY LEAVE, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, ECONOMIC MOBILITY, ON-THE-JOB TRAINING, LABOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH, WORKER, ACTIVE LABOR MARKET, MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY, LABOR PRODUCTIVITY, UNEMPLOYED, OLDER WORKERS, UNEMPLOYMENT STATISTICS, JOB TRAINING, LABOR, PRIME AGE, OPEN UNEMPLOYMENT, TOTAL EMPLOYMENT, JOB SEARCH, LABOR MARKET INTERVENTIONS, EARNINGS GROWTH, FEMALE LABOR, ACTIVE LABOR MARKET POLICIES, UNEMPLOYMENT, PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH, HUMAN CAPITAL, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, WORKERS, LABOR MARKET CONDITIONS, YOUNG WORKERS, LABOR LAWS, TOTAL UNEMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, LABOR DEMAND, AVERAGE WAGE, PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES, WAGE PREMIUM, OCCUPATIONS, AGE GROUPS, OCCUPATION, SAFETY NET, EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, SUITABLE EMPLOYMENT, LABOR MARKET INSTITUTIONS, DISADVANTAGED GROUPS, LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES, JOB CREATION, EMPLOYMENT GROWTH, PRIVATE SECTOR, EARNING, LABOR MOBILITY, HIGH WAGE, LABOR MARKET INDICATORS, LIFE-LONG LEARNING, PRIVATE SECTOR JOBS, MANAGEMENT, EMPLOYMENT IMPACT, PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT, ADULT WOMEN, MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES, EMPLOYABILITY, WORKING CONDITIONS, PRODUCTION SIDE, CAREER COUNSELING, CREATING JOBS, FEMALE LABOR FORCE, LABOR MARKET REGULATIONS, DISCIPLINE, YOUNGER WORKERS, LABOR SUPPLY, ACTIVE LABOR MARKET INTERVENTIONS, FINDING JOBS, INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS, JOB SECURITY, PRIMARY EDUCATION, UNEMPLOYMENT PROBLEM, YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT, WAGE DISTRIBUTION, LABOR MARKETS, LOW EMPLOYMENT, INTERNATIONAL MARKETS, WAGE EMPLOYMENT, LABOR REGULATIONS, FINDING EMPLOYMENT, LABOR MARKET INFORMATION, EMPLOYEES,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/08/24871324/fyr-macedonia-employment-job-creation-labor-market-assessment-2007-2011 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22529
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