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Support Programmes for Youth Employment and Employability in the Growth Sectors in Senegal
(African Economic Research Consortium, 2022-02)The situation of young people on the labour market remains worrying in Senegal (ILO, 2018; PAP plan for 2019-23; ENES survey for 2017). Although the country had a real GDP growth of over 5% per year between 2014 and ... -
Work and Income for Young Men and Women in Africa: Case of Uganda
(2022-02)African youth are at the core of its economic transformation given that two-thirds of its population consists of people below 35 years of age. As such, they constitute the largest group of labour market entrants that ... -
The Challenge of Unemployment and Youth Unemployment amidst Fast Economic Growth in Ethiopia
(2022-02)Ethiopia has registered one of the highest growths in Africa in the past two decades. Despite this high and continuous economic growth, which is above the Sub-Saharan average, for a decade and half, unemployment in ... -
What Economic Sectors Drive Youth Employment in Nigeria?
(African Economic Research Consortium, 2022-02)The Nigeria economy continues to be plagued with unemployment especially amongst youths with about 29.7% and 25.7% of youths aged between 15-34 years reported in the third quarter of 2018 as been underemployment and ... -
The Employment Potential of Women and Young People in Sectors and Branches of Economic Activity in Mali
(2022-02)Unemployment is a major challenge in most African countries. In Mali, in particular, unemployment rates are highest among women and young people. According to statistics from INSTAT/EMOP, the unemployment rate for ... -
Employment Creation Potential for Youth of Growth Sectors in the Kenyan Economy
(African Economic Research Consortium, 2022-02)Despite Kenya’s strong economic growth, expansion of employment in the formal sector has been slow over the last two decades. There has been limited structural change in the composition of recorded employment and the ... -
Targeting Industries to Drive Youth Employment
(African Economic Research Consortium, 2022-02)Over the 2006-2017 period, Egypt’s average rate of unemployment was 11 percent, with a 24 percent unemployment among the youth (15-29). To mitigate unemployment (in total, and among the youth), a primary policy concern ... -
Supporting Jobs for Young Women and Men in Africa: A Framework for Country-Level Analysis
(African Economic Research Consortium, 2022-04)Generating jobs for a growing population is a critical challenge that Africa faces. An additional 20 million young people will enter the working age population each year over the next decade. Africa has managed to ... -
Structural Change, Productivity, and Jobs Creation: Evidence from Tunisia
(African Economic Research Consortium, 2022-04)Today over 22 percent of Tunisian population is between the age of 15 and 29, and fully 47 percent of the population is under 30. This significant youth bulge could have been a good opportunity for Tunisia to benefit ...
