Urban Labor Markets in Sub-Saharan Africa

The population of Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 854 million in 2010. Annual population growth averaged 2.5 percent, with a relatively high sustained fertility rate, fostered by the fact that two-thirds of the population is under 25. The region has th...

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Main Authors: De Vreyer, Philippe, Roubaud, François
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topic ACCOUNTING
ADOLESCENCE
ADULT EDUCATION
ADULT WORKERS
ADULTHOOD
AGE GROUP
APPRENTICESHIP
AVERAGE AGE
CASUAL WORKER
CASUAL WORKERS
CHILD LABOR
CHILD LABOUR
CHILD WORK
CHILD WORKER
CHILD WORKERS
CHILD-BEARING
CIVIL WAR
CROSS-SECTIONAL DATA
DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS
DISABILITY
DISADVANTAGED POSITION
DISPARITIES BETWEEN GIRLS
DROPOUT
ECONOMICS
EFFECTIVE POLICIES
EMPLOYABILITY
EMPLOYEE
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES
EMPLOYMENT POLICY
EMPLOYMENT PROBABILITY
EMPLOYMENT SEARCH
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
EXTENDED FAMILY
FAMILIES
FAMILY LABOR
FAMILY UNIT
FEMALE CHILDREN
FINDING EMPLOYMENT
FIRING COSTS
FOOD INSECURITY
FORMAL EDUCATION
GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT
GENDER BIAS
GIRLS
GOOD GOVERNANCE
GROSS ENROLLMENT RATIO
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HOUSEHOLD STRUCTURE
HOUSEHOLD WEALTH
HUMAN CAPITAL
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT
INFORMAL SECTOR
INTERNAL MIGRATION
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
JOB MATCH
JOBS
LABOR ADMINISTRATION
LABOR FORCE
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
LABOR LAW
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKET CHARACTERISTICS
LABOR MARKET INDICATOR
LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES
LABOR MARKET SUCCESS
LABOR MARKETS
LABORERS
LABOUR
LABOUR FORCE
LABOUR MARKET
LABOUR MARKET OUTCOMES
LACK OF INFORMATION
LAND OWNERSHIP
LEVEL OF EDUCATION
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LOCAL ECONOMY
LOCAL LABOR MARKET
LOCAL LABOR MARKET CONDITIONS
LOCAL LABOR MARKETS
MALE YOUTH
MIGRATION
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
MINIMUM WAGE
MINIMUM WAGE LAW
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
NATIONAL EFFORTS
NATIONAL YOUTH POLICY
NUMBER OF ADULTS
NUMBER OF CHILDREN
OLDER CHILDREN
OLDER WORKERS
OPEN UNEMPLOYMENT
POLICY CONCERN
POPULATION DATA
POPULATION PRESSURE
POPULOUS COUNTRY
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PROBIT EQUATIONS
PRODUCTIVE WORK
PRODUCTIVITY
PROGRESS
PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN
PURCHASING POWER
PURCHASING POWER PARITY
RADIO
RAPID POPULATION GROWTH
RESPECT
RETAIL TRADE
RURAL AREAS
RURAL GIRLS
RURAL POVERTY
RURAL WORKERS
RURAL YOUTH
SAFETY
SAFETY REGULATIONS
SCHOOL ENROLMENT
SCHOOL QUALITY
SCHOOL TO WORK TRANSITION
SCHOOL YOUTH
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SECONDARY SCHOOL
SELF EMPLOYED
SEX
SKILL LEVEL
SKILLED LABOR
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL SERVICES
STUDENT EMPLOYMENT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
TECHNICAL SKILLS
TEENAGERS
TEENS
TOTAL EMPLOYMENT
TOTAL LABOR FORCE
TRADE UNIONS
TRAINING CENTERS
UNEMPLOYED
UNEMPLOYED PERSON
UNEMPLOYMENT DURATION
UNEMPLOYMENT LEVELS
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
URBAN AREAS
URBAN POVERTY
URBAN YOUTH
VIOLENCE
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM
VULNERABLE GROUPS
WAGE EMPLOYMENT
WAGES
WORK PROJECT
WORKFORCE
WORKING CHILDREN
WORKING CONDITIONS
WORKING HOURS
WORKING-AGE POPULATION
YOUNG ADULTHOOD
YOUNG ADULTS
YOUNG PEOPLE
YOUNG PERSON
YOUNG WORKERS
YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
YOUTH FIND EMPLOYMENT
YOUTH LABOR
YOUTH POPULATION
YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
YOUTH WORK
spellingShingle ACCOUNTING
ADOLESCENCE
ADULT EDUCATION
ADULT WORKERS
ADULTHOOD
AGE GROUP
APPRENTICESHIP
AVERAGE AGE
CASUAL WORKER
CASUAL WORKERS
CHILD LABOR
CHILD LABOUR
CHILD WORK
CHILD WORKER
CHILD WORKERS
CHILD-BEARING
CIVIL WAR
CROSS-SECTIONAL DATA
DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS
DISABILITY
DISADVANTAGED POSITION
DISPARITIES BETWEEN GIRLS
DROPOUT
ECONOMICS
EFFECTIVE POLICIES
EMPLOYABILITY
EMPLOYEE
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES
EMPLOYMENT POLICY
EMPLOYMENT PROBABILITY
EMPLOYMENT SEARCH
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
EXTENDED FAMILY
FAMILIES
FAMILY LABOR
FAMILY UNIT
FEMALE CHILDREN
FINDING EMPLOYMENT
FIRING COSTS
FOOD INSECURITY
FORMAL EDUCATION
GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT
GENDER BIAS
GIRLS
GOOD GOVERNANCE
GROSS ENROLLMENT RATIO
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HOUSEHOLD STRUCTURE
HOUSEHOLD WEALTH
HUMAN CAPITAL
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT
INFORMAL SECTOR
INTERNAL MIGRATION
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
JOB MATCH
JOBS
LABOR ADMINISTRATION
LABOR FORCE
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
LABOR LAW
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKET CHARACTERISTICS
LABOR MARKET INDICATOR
LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES
LABOR MARKET SUCCESS
LABOR MARKETS
LABORERS
LABOUR
LABOUR FORCE
LABOUR MARKET
LABOUR MARKET OUTCOMES
LACK OF INFORMATION
LAND OWNERSHIP
LEVEL OF EDUCATION
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LOCAL ECONOMY
LOCAL LABOR MARKET
LOCAL LABOR MARKET CONDITIONS
LOCAL LABOR MARKETS
MALE YOUTH
MIGRATION
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
MINIMUM WAGE
MINIMUM WAGE LAW
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
NATIONAL EFFORTS
NATIONAL YOUTH POLICY
NUMBER OF ADULTS
NUMBER OF CHILDREN
OLDER CHILDREN
OLDER WORKERS
OPEN UNEMPLOYMENT
POLICY CONCERN
POPULATION DATA
POPULATION PRESSURE
POPULOUS COUNTRY
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PROBIT EQUATIONS
PRODUCTIVE WORK
PRODUCTIVITY
PROGRESS
PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN
PURCHASING POWER
PURCHASING POWER PARITY
RADIO
RAPID POPULATION GROWTH
RESPECT
RETAIL TRADE
RURAL AREAS
RURAL GIRLS
RURAL POVERTY
RURAL WORKERS
RURAL YOUTH
SAFETY
SAFETY REGULATIONS
SCHOOL ENROLMENT
SCHOOL QUALITY
SCHOOL TO WORK TRANSITION
SCHOOL YOUTH
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SECONDARY SCHOOL
SELF EMPLOYED
SEX
SKILL LEVEL
SKILLED LABOR
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL SERVICES
STUDENT EMPLOYMENT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
TECHNICAL SKILLS
TEENAGERS
TEENS
TOTAL EMPLOYMENT
TOTAL LABOR FORCE
TRADE UNIONS
TRAINING CENTERS
UNEMPLOYED
UNEMPLOYED PERSON
UNEMPLOYMENT DURATION
UNEMPLOYMENT LEVELS
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
URBAN AREAS
URBAN POVERTY
URBAN YOUTH
VIOLENCE
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM
VULNERABLE GROUPS
WAGE EMPLOYMENT
WAGES
WORK PROJECT
WORKFORCE
WORKING CHILDREN
WORKING CONDITIONS
WORKING HOURS
WORKING-AGE POPULATION
YOUNG ADULTHOOD
YOUNG ADULTS
YOUNG PEOPLE
YOUNG PERSON
YOUNG WORKERS
YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
YOUTH FIND EMPLOYMENT
YOUTH LABOR
YOUTH POPULATION
YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
YOUTH WORK
De Vreyer, Philippe
Roubaud, François
Urban Labor Markets in Sub-Saharan Africa
geographic_facet Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
relation Africa Development Forum;
description The population of Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 854 million in 2010. Annual population growth averaged 2.5 percent, with a relatively high sustained fertility rate, fostered by the fact that two-thirds of the population is under 25. The region has the highest proportion of poor people in the world, with 47.5 percent of its population living on less than $1.25 a day, as measured in terms of purchasing power parity in 2008. It is also the only region in which the number of poor is still rising. This book contributes to knowledge on the functioning of urban labor markets in Sub-Saharan Africa by investigating following questions: which individuals lack access to employment or are employed beneath their capacities; does education improve working conditions?; what opportunities does the labor market offer to climb the social ladder?; is the lack of good-quality jobs for adults and the poverty it implies one of the reasons for the prevalence of child labor?; do women and ethnic minorities have the same access to the labor market as everyone else?; how does the formal sector live alongside the informal sector?; what role does migration play in the functioning of labor markets?;and are there traits common to all urban labor markets in Africa, or is each country different? This book attempts to answer these questions by studying 11 cities in 10 countries (table O.1). Comparative studies are often based on disparate measurement instruments, which risk marring the validity of the findings. This study is based on a set of perfectly comparable surveys. The study also covers a number of topics (migration, child labor, job satisfaction, discrimination, and work after retirement) in addition to the topics covered by Lachaud (unemployment, access to employment and mobility, segmentation, labor supply, and poverty). This book is divided in five parts. The first is comparative analysis of urban labor markets in Sub-Saharan Africa; second is job quality and labor market conditions in Sub-Saharan Africa; third is dimensions of labor market inequalities; fourth is the key coping mechanisms and private responses; and fifth is moving forward.
author2 De Vreyer, Philippe
author_facet De Vreyer, Philippe
De Vreyer, Philippe
Roubaud, François
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author De Vreyer, Philippe
Roubaud, François
author_sort De Vreyer, Philippe
title Urban Labor Markets in Sub-Saharan Africa
title_short Urban Labor Markets in Sub-Saharan Africa
title_full Urban Labor Markets in Sub-Saharan Africa
title_fullStr Urban Labor Markets in Sub-Saharan Africa
title_full_unstemmed Urban Labor Markets in Sub-Saharan Africa
title_sort urban labor markets in sub-saharan africa
publisher Washington, DC: World Bank and Agence Française de Développement
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/17899807/urban-labor-markets-sub-saharan-africa
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15808
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spelling okr-10986-158082021-04-23T14:03:22Z Urban Labor Markets in Sub-Saharan Africa De Vreyer, Philippe Roubaud, François De Vreyer, Philippe Roubaud, François ACCOUNTING ADOLESCENCE ADULT EDUCATION ADULT WORKERS ADULTHOOD AGE GROUP APPRENTICESHIP AVERAGE AGE CASUAL WORKER CASUAL WORKERS CHILD LABOR CHILD LABOUR CHILD WORK CHILD WORKER CHILD WORKERS CHILD-BEARING CIVIL WAR CROSS-SECTIONAL DATA DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS DISABILITY DISADVANTAGED POSITION DISPARITIES BETWEEN GIRLS DROPOUT ECONOMICS EFFECTIVE POLICIES EMPLOYABILITY EMPLOYEE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES EMPLOYMENT POLICY EMPLOYMENT PROBABILITY EMPLOYMENT SEARCH EMPLOYMENT STATUS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EXTENDED FAMILY FAMILIES FAMILY LABOR FAMILY UNIT FEMALE CHILDREN FINDING EMPLOYMENT FIRING COSTS FOOD INSECURITY FORMAL EDUCATION GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT GENDER BIAS GIRLS GOOD GOVERNANCE GROSS ENROLLMENT RATIO HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD STRUCTURE HOUSEHOLD WEALTH HUMAN CAPITAL INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT INFORMAL SECTOR INTERNAL MIGRATION INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY JOB MATCH JOBS LABOR ADMINISTRATION LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR LAW LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET CHARACTERISTICS LABOR MARKET INDICATOR LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES LABOR MARKET SUCCESS LABOR MARKETS LABORERS LABOUR LABOUR FORCE LABOUR MARKET LABOUR MARKET OUTCOMES LACK OF INFORMATION LAND OWNERSHIP LEVEL OF EDUCATION LIFE EXPECTANCY LOCAL ECONOMY LOCAL LABOR MARKET LOCAL LABOR MARKET CONDITIONS LOCAL LABOR MARKETS MALE YOUTH MIGRATION MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS MINIMUM WAGE MINIMUM WAGE LAW MINISTRY OF EDUCATION NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT NATIONAL EFFORTS NATIONAL YOUTH POLICY NUMBER OF ADULTS NUMBER OF CHILDREN OLDER CHILDREN OLDER WORKERS OPEN UNEMPLOYMENT POLICY CONCERN POPULATION DATA POPULATION PRESSURE POPULOUS COUNTRY PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOL PROBIT EQUATIONS PRODUCTIVE WORK PRODUCTIVITY PROGRESS PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITY RADIO RAPID POPULATION GROWTH RESPECT RETAIL TRADE RURAL AREAS RURAL GIRLS RURAL POVERTY RURAL WORKERS RURAL YOUTH SAFETY SAFETY REGULATIONS SCHOOL ENROLMENT SCHOOL QUALITY SCHOOL TO WORK TRANSITION SCHOOL YOUTH SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOL SELF EMPLOYED SEX SKILL LEVEL SKILLED LABOR SOCIAL AFFAIRS SOCIAL SERVICES STUDENT EMPLOYMENT SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TECHNICAL SKILLS TEENAGERS TEENS TOTAL EMPLOYMENT TOTAL LABOR FORCE TRADE UNIONS TRAINING CENTERS UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED PERSON UNEMPLOYMENT DURATION UNEMPLOYMENT LEVELS UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNEMPLOYMENT RATES URBAN AREAS URBAN POVERTY URBAN YOUTH VIOLENCE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION VOCATIONAL TRAINING VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM VULNERABLE GROUPS WAGE EMPLOYMENT WAGES WORK PROJECT WORKFORCE WORKING CHILDREN WORKING CONDITIONS WORKING HOURS WORKING-AGE POPULATION YOUNG ADULTHOOD YOUNG ADULTS YOUNG PEOPLE YOUNG PERSON YOUNG WORKERS YOUTH EMPLOYMENT YOUTH FIND EMPLOYMENT YOUTH LABOR YOUTH POPULATION YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT YOUTH WORK The population of Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 854 million in 2010. Annual population growth averaged 2.5 percent, with a relatively high sustained fertility rate, fostered by the fact that two-thirds of the population is under 25. The region has the highest proportion of poor people in the world, with 47.5 percent of its population living on less than $1.25 a day, as measured in terms of purchasing power parity in 2008. It is also the only region in which the number of poor is still rising. This book contributes to knowledge on the functioning of urban labor markets in Sub-Saharan Africa by investigating following questions: which individuals lack access to employment or are employed beneath their capacities; does education improve working conditions?; what opportunities does the labor market offer to climb the social ladder?; is the lack of good-quality jobs for adults and the poverty it implies one of the reasons for the prevalence of child labor?; do women and ethnic minorities have the same access to the labor market as everyone else?; how does the formal sector live alongside the informal sector?; what role does migration play in the functioning of labor markets?;and are there traits common to all urban labor markets in Africa, or is each country different? This book attempts to answer these questions by studying 11 cities in 10 countries (table O.1). Comparative studies are often based on disparate measurement instruments, which risk marring the validity of the findings. This study is based on a set of perfectly comparable surveys. The study also covers a number of topics (migration, child labor, job satisfaction, discrimination, and work after retirement) in addition to the topics covered by Lachaud (unemployment, access to employment and mobility, segmentation, labor supply, and poverty). This book is divided in five parts. The first is comparative analysis of urban labor markets in Sub-Saharan Africa; second is job quality and labor market conditions in Sub-Saharan Africa; third is dimensions of labor market inequalities; fourth is the key coping mechanisms and private responses; and fifth is moving forward. 2013-09-25T16:59:26Z 2013-09-25T16:59:26Z 2013-06-07 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/17899807/urban-labor-markets-sub-saharan-africa 978-0-8213-9781-7 10.1596/978-0-8213-9781-7 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15808 English en_US Africa Development Forum; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank and Agence Française de Développement Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication Africa Sub-Saharan Africa