UID:
almafu_9958112442702883
Format:
xiv, 182 pages :
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illustrations ;
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23 cm.
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-282-01260-6
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9786612012600
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0-8213-7822-8
Series Statement:
World Bank e-Library.
Content:
Creating job opportunities for a large and growing number of young people is a key development challenge for the government of Sierra Leone. Analyzing the supply and demand sides of the labor market, this book asseses the challenges and options for improving sustainable livelihood opportunities for youth in post-conflict Sierra Leone.
Note:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction and Summary -- Objectives and Organization of the Study -- Data and Methodology -- Socioeconomic Context -- Main Findings -- Recommendations -- Notes -- 2 Young People in Sierra Leone -- Defining Young People in Sierra Leone -- Social Constructs -- Education -- Health -- Family Formation -- Citizenship -- Conclusions -- Notes -- 3 The Transition from School to Work -- Time Use among Young People in Sierra Leone -- Benchmarking Sierra Leone to the Region -- Conclusions -- Notes -- 4 Labor Market Demand -- The Employers Survey -- The Business Environment -- Profile of Business and Farm Owners -- Employers' Labor Demand -- Low Skill Levels and the Dearth of Training -- Conclusions -- Notes -- 5 International Experience with Youth Programs and Lessons for Sierra Leone -- Forces Shaping the Employment of Young People -- Lessons from the Youth Employment Inventory -- Lessons from Sierra Leone -- Conclusions -- Notes -- 6 Main Findings and Recommendations -- Main Findings and Conclusions -- Recommendations: A Strategy for Strengthening Employment among Young People -- Moving to Action: Developing an Efficient Investment Strategy to Promote Sustainable Employment for Young People -- Note -- Appendix A The Transition from School to Work -- A 1 Youth Employment Statistics -- A 2 Regression Estimates of Labor Force Status -- Appendix B Labor Market Demand -- B 1 Methodology of the Employers Survey -- B 2 Regression Estimates -- B 3 Constraints to Daily Business Operation and Growth, as Reported by Employers -- Notes -- Appendix C International Experience with Youth Programs and Lessons for Sierra Leone -- Bibliography -- Index -- Boxes -- 2.1 The Dual Transition of Young People in Conflict and Postconflict Settings -- 2.2 The Roots of the Current Social Context.
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3.1 Migrants and the Labor Market -- 5.1 Creating Jobs and Building Infrastructure in Senegal -- 5.2 Setting Goals for Training Future Entrepreneurs -- 5.3 Improving Traditional Apprenticeship Training in Kenya through Competition -- 5.4 Uganda's Program for the Promotion of Children and Youth -- Figures -- 2.1 Urban Population, by Age Group -- 2.2 Rural Population, by Age Group -- 2.3 Share of Population That Is in School and Not Working, by Age, Gender, and Urban-Rural Location -- 2.4 Share of Female Population with at Least One Child, by Age -- 2.5 Share of Population That Is Married, by Age, Gender, and Urban-Rural Location -- 2.6 Share of Population That Heads a Household, by Age and Gender -- 3.1 Time Use in Sierra Leone, by Age and Gender -- 3.2 Time Use in Sierra Leone, by Age and Urban-Rural Location -- 3.3 Activities of Jobless in Sierra Leone, Ages 15-35 -- 3.4 Unemployment Rates in Sierra Leone, by Age, Gender, and Urban-Rural Location -- 3.5 Time Spent by Unemployed Searching for a Job, by Age -- 3.6 Labor Force Participation, by Age, Gender, and Urban-Rural Location -- 3.7 Percentage of Workers Who Are Unpaid Employees, by Age, Gender, and Urban-Rural Location -- 3.8 Percentage of Workers Who Are Self-Employed, by Gender, Urban-Rural Location, and Age -- 3.9 Percentage of Workers Who Earn Wages, by Age, Gender, and Urban-Rural Location -- 3.10 Type of Work Sought by the Unemployed, by Age -- 3.11 Percentage of Workers in the Formal Sector, by Age, Gender, and Urban-Rural Location -- 3.12 Distribution of the Labor Force, by Industry, Age, and Gender -- 3.13 Distribution of the Labor Force by Industry, Age, and Urban-Rural Location -- 3.14 Share of Labor Force Working Part Time, by Age, Gender, and Urban-Rural Location -- 3.15 Distribution of (Log) Annual Wages by Age Group.
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3.16 Distribution of (Log) Annual Wages, by Age Group and Urban-Rural Location -- 3.17 Additional Income Earned Attributable to Additional Education Completed -- 3.18 Earnings, by Age and Education Levels in Urban Areas -- 5.1 Structure of Sierra Leone's Education System -- Tables -- 1.1 Selected Social Indicators for Sierra Leone -- 3.1 Profile of the Jobless, by Age and Gender -- 3.2 What Did You Do in the Past Seven Days to Find Work? -- 3.3 Share of Working Labor Force That Would Like to Work Longer Hours -- 3.4 Time Use Patterns among People 15-24 in Selected Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa -- 4.1 Businesses and Farms Included in the Survey Sample -- 4.2 Top Constraints to Daily Operations and Growth, by Type of Firm -- 4.3 Top Constraints to Daily Operations and Growth, by Size of Farm -- 4.4 Sources of Start-Up Capital and Use of Loans, by Size of Business or Farm -- 4.5 Profile of Business and Farm Owners -- 4.6 Primary Reasons for Starting One's Own Enterprise -- 4.7 Profile of Employees of Businesses and Farms -- 4.8 Avenues for Hiring New Employees -- 4.9 Demand for Labor by Agricultural Producers during Peak Seasons -- 4.10 Constraints to Hiring Agricultural Labor -- 4.11 Skill Levels of Current Employees -- 4.12 Training Needs and Benefits of Training, as Perceived by Employers -- 4.13 Employers' Explanations of Why They Do Not Offer Training and How Employee Skills Could Best Be Improved -- 5.1 Impacts and Outcomes of Various Types of Employment Programs for Young People -- A1.1 Time Use, by Demographic Group -- A1.2 Number of Months Unemployed Workers Spend Searching for Work, by Age -- A1.3 Share of the Labor Force Working Full Time, by Demographic Group -- A1.4 Share of Working Labor Force That Would Like to Work More Hours, by Demographic Group -- A1.5 Type of Employment, by Demographic Group.
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A1.6 Share of Labor Force Population in Formal Employment, by Demographic Group -- A1.7 Sector of Employment, by Demographic Group -- A2.1 Probability of Being Unemployed -- A2.2 Probability of Being in the Labor Force -- A2.3 Probability of Holding a Formal Sector Job -- A2.4 Probability of Holding a Paying Job -- A2.5 Probability of Holding a Wage-Paying Job -- A2.6 Probability of Being Employed in the Agricultural Sector -- A2.7 Probability of Being Employed in the Service Sector -- A2.8 Probability of Being Employed in the Trade Sector -- B1.1 Population and Sample Size, Sampling Fraction, and Sampling Weight -- B2.1 Employer Preferences for Hiring Older Workers -- B2.2 Probability of Hiring a New Employee in the Past Year -- B2.3 Probability of Providing Formal Training to Employees -- B2.4 Probability of Willingness to Pay for Training Employees -- B2.5 Probability of Providing Formal Training to Farm Employees -- B2.6 Probability of Willingness to Pay for Training Farm Employees -- B3.1 Constraints to Daily Business Operation and Growth, as Reported by Employers -- B3.2 Constraints to Daily Business Operation and Growth, as Reported by Farm Owners.
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English
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Language:
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