Jordan Jobs Diagnostic

This report provides a detailed diagnostic of the Jordanian labor market. It finds that labor market outcomes are worsening in Jordan. It has one of the lowest levels of labor force participation in the world, and only one out of every three worki...

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Main Authors:	Winkler, Hernan, Gonzalez, Alvaro
Format:	Report
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
Subjects:	JOB CREATION EMPLOYMENT LABOR MARKET LABOR FORCE PUBLIC SECTOR JOBS GENDER GAP INFORMALITY LABOR SKILLS WAGES MIGRATION STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES ENTREPRENEURSHIP BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/681161574097516931/Jobs-Diagnostic-Jordan http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32751

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spelling	okr-10986-327512021-06-14T10:00:24Z Jordan Jobs Diagnostic Winkler, Hernan Gonzalez, Alvaro JOB CREATION EMPLOYMENT LABOR MARKET LABOR FORCE PUBLIC SECTOR JOBS GENDER GAP INFORMALITY LABOR SKILLS WAGES MIGRATION STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES ENTREPRENEURSHIP BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION This report provides a detailed diagnostic of the Jordanian labor market. It finds that labor market outcomes are worsening in Jordan. It has one of the lowest levels of labor force participation in the world, and only one out of every three working-age Jordanians has a job. Low rates of firm entry and exit suggest that the process of creative destruction is limited. Most private sector firms are either small – and stay small or large and old. The share of employment in small firms -which tend to be less productive- is growing. Employment is increasingly informal, less productive. High levels of informality drive down overall levels of labor productivity and suggests that important distortions affect the allocation of resources in the economy. At the same time, a large inflow of Syrian refugees and economic migrants makes the need for job creation even more urgent. 2019-12-03T19:55:59Z 2019-12-03T19:55:59Z 2019-11-01 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/681161574097516931/Jobs-Diagnostic-Jordan http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32751 English Jobs Series;No. 18 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Other Social Protection Study Middle East and North Africa Jordan
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topic	JOB CREATION EMPLOYMENT LABOR MARKET LABOR FORCE PUBLIC SECTOR JOBS GENDER GAP INFORMALITY LABOR SKILLS WAGES MIGRATION STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES ENTREPRENEURSHIP BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
spellingShingle	JOB CREATION EMPLOYMENT LABOR MARKET LABOR FORCE PUBLIC SECTOR JOBS GENDER GAP INFORMALITY LABOR SKILLS WAGES MIGRATION STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES ENTREPRENEURSHIP BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION Winkler, Hernan Gonzalez, Alvaro Jordan Jobs Diagnostic
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description	This report provides a detailed diagnostic of the Jordanian labor market. It finds that labor market outcomes are worsening in Jordan. It has one of the lowest levels of labor force participation in the world, and only one out of every three working-age Jordanians has a job. Low rates of firm entry and exit suggest that the process of creative destruction is limited. Most private sector firms are either small – and stay small or large and old. The share of employment in small firms -which tend to be less productive- is growing. Employment is increasingly informal, less productive. High levels of informality drive down overall levels of labor productivity and suggests that important distortions affect the allocation of resources in the economy. At the same time, a large inflow of Syrian refugees and economic migrants makes the need for job creation even more urgent.
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title	Jordan Jobs Diagnostic
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publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2019
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/681161574097516931/Jobs-Diagnostic-Jordan http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32751
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