Labor Market Dynamics in Libya : Reintegration for Recovery.
Bank, World.
Labor Market Dynamics in Libya : Reintegration for Recovery. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (103 pages) - World Bank Studies . - World Bank Studies .
Front Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Executive Summary -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Objectives of the Study -- Notes -- Chapter 2 Structure of the Libyan Labor Market -- Introduction -- Overview of the Labor Force -- Where Are the Jobs? -- Contracts and Social Insurance Coverage -- Wages and Earnings -- Who and Where Are the Unemployed? -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Chapter 3 Building Labor Market Institutions and Policies -- Introduction -- Emerging Supply-Side Actors -- Diverse Demand-Side Actors -- Revisiting Labor Regulations -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Chapter 4 Profiles and Preferences of Workers: Investing in Job Training -- Introduction -- Employment Preferences -- Skills -- Job Search -- Typology of Job Seeker Profiles -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Chapter 5 Perspectives of Firms: Investing in the Business Climate -- Introduction -- Growth and Employment -- Hiring Practices for National and Foreign Workers -- Contracts -- Skills and Training -- Labor Regulations -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Chapter 6 Policy Implications: Emerging Opportunities during Transition -- Summary of Findings and Key Challenges -- Framework for a Comprehensive Jobs Strategy -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Appendix A Rapid Labor Market Assessment Methodology -- Objectives -- Labor Supply Assessment -- Labor Demand Assessment -- Challenges -- Appendix B Rapid Labor Market Assessment Questionnaire Design -- Appendix C Operational Framework for a Public-Private Job Training and Placement System -- Boxes -- 4.1 Design of Rapid Labor Market Assessment of Libya's Supply Side, 2012 -- 4.2 Future Directions for Assessing Employment Skills -- 4.3 Methodology for Developing Job Seeker Profiles -- 5.1 Design of Rapid Labor Market Assessment of the Demand Side -- 6.1 Weathering Crises through Work in East Asia and Pacific. 6.2 Effects of Job Training and Placement in Mexico -- 6.3 Jobs and Reintegration in Bosnia and Herzegovina -- 6.4 Local Public-Private Partnerships in Libya -- Figures -- ES.1 Unemployment Rate in Libya -- ES.2 Policy Pathway to Jobs and Reintegration for Libya -- 1.1 Framework for Jobs and Reintegration in Fragile Contexts -- 2.1 Libya's Labor Force by Age and Gender -- 2.2 Labor Force by Educational Level and Age -- 2.3 Labor Force by Educational Level: International Comparisons -- 2.4 Labor Force Participation Rate, 2012 -- 2.5 Job Seekers Registered with WAC by Preconflict Employment Status, 2012 -- 2.6 Libya's Labor Force by Occupation -- 2.7 Libya's Occupational Distribution by Gender -- 2.8 Distribution of Employment by Economic Sector -- 2.9 Distribution of Employment in Key Sectors: International Comparisons, 2 -- 2.10 Type of Employment Contract by Sector and Age -- 2.11 Tax Wedge: International Comparisons -- 2.12 Social Security Coverage by Sector and Age -- 2.13 Overall Wage Distribution in Libya -- 2.14 Wage Distribution by Sector in Libya -- 2.15 Average Wages per Capita by Occupational Category and Relative Share -- 2.16 Tertiary versus Secondary Education Wage Premium by Gender and Sector -- 2.17 Wage Differentials between Private and Public Sectors by Educational Level -- 2.18 Distribution of Age-Specific Underemployment Rates by Gender and Sector -- 2.19 Unemployment Rate, Overall and by Gender: International Comparisons -- 2.20 Unemployment Rate by Age and Gender -- 2.21 Unemployment Rate in Libya by Gender and Educational Level -- 2.22 Unemployment Rates by Tertiary Enrollment: International Comparisons -- 2.23 Libya's Tertiary Enrollment over Time: Total and by Gender, 1992-2003 -- 2.24 Youth Unemployment Rate Overall and by Gender -- 3.1 Main Labor Market Actors and Institutions in Libya, 2014. 4.1 Primary Occupations among Employed Respondents by Type -- 4.2 Level of Job Search Interest by Job Type Preference -- 4.3 Job Search Preferences by Job Type -- 4.4 Average Self-Rated Score by Skill Level among Libyan Job Seekers -- 4.5 Job Seeker Profiles among the Unemployed -- 4.6 Self-Reported Income by Gender -- 5.1 Sectoral Contribution to GDP, 2011 -- 5.2 Libya's Level of Economic Recovery Relative to Preconflict Growth by Sector -- 5.3 Perspectives of Growth over six Months versus two Years -- 5.4 Perspectives of Growth over the Next Six Months by Sector -- 5.5 Libyan Firms' Demands for Services from Chambers of Commerce, 2012 -- 5.6 Libyan Firms Reporting Hiring Nationals versus Foreign Workers by Occupation -- 5.7 Ease of Retention of Libyan Nationals by Economic Sector, Size, and Type of Firm -- 5.8 Likelihood of Recruitment by Level of Education and Previous Work Experience -- 5.9 Skills Most in Demand versus Most Difficult to Recruit -- 5.10 Libyan Firms Advocating for Labor Code Reforms by Type of Reform -- 6.1 Policy Pathway to Jobs and Reintegration for Libya -- C.1 Public-Private Job Training and Placement Framework -- Map -- 2.1 Unemployment Rate in Libya by Governorate -- Tables -- 2.1 Summary of Key Labor Market Indicators -- 4.1 Respondents' Employment Status by Educational Level -- 4.2 Respondents' Employment Status by Gender -- 4.3 Respondents' Employment Status by Previous Work Experience (of at least one year) -- B4.1.1 Respondents' Employment Status by City -- 4.4 Respondents' Receiving Family Support by Type and Level -- 4.5 Respondents' Living Arrangements by Marital Status -- 4.6 Distribution of Respondents' Skills by Level -- 4.7 Proportion of Self-Rated Highly Skilled Respondents (%) -- B5.1.1 Sectors Assessed by Total Number of Firms and Employees -- 5.1 Active Labor Force by Economic Sector in Libya, 2011. 6.1 Summary of Policy Recommendations for Libya -- A.1 Population Groups Included in Rapid Assessment -- A.2 Research Locations and Gender Balance -- A.3 Interviewed Firms and Locations -- B.1 Structure of Supply-Side (Job-seekers') Questionnaire -- B.2 Structure of Demand-Side (Firms') Questionnaire -- Back Cover.
9781464805677
Labor market -- United States.
Labor market -- Libya.
Labor economics -- Libya.
Electronic books.
HD5724 -- .L336 2015eb
331.120973
Labor Market Dynamics in Libya : Reintegration for Recovery. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (103 pages) - World Bank Studies . - World Bank Studies .
Front Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Executive Summary -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Objectives of the Study -- Notes -- Chapter 2 Structure of the Libyan Labor Market -- Introduction -- Overview of the Labor Force -- Where Are the Jobs? -- Contracts and Social Insurance Coverage -- Wages and Earnings -- Who and Where Are the Unemployed? -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Chapter 3 Building Labor Market Institutions and Policies -- Introduction -- Emerging Supply-Side Actors -- Diverse Demand-Side Actors -- Revisiting Labor Regulations -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Chapter 4 Profiles and Preferences of Workers: Investing in Job Training -- Introduction -- Employment Preferences -- Skills -- Job Search -- Typology of Job Seeker Profiles -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Chapter 5 Perspectives of Firms: Investing in the Business Climate -- Introduction -- Growth and Employment -- Hiring Practices for National and Foreign Workers -- Contracts -- Skills and Training -- Labor Regulations -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Chapter 6 Policy Implications: Emerging Opportunities during Transition -- Summary of Findings and Key Challenges -- Framework for a Comprehensive Jobs Strategy -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Appendix A Rapid Labor Market Assessment Methodology -- Objectives -- Labor Supply Assessment -- Labor Demand Assessment -- Challenges -- Appendix B Rapid Labor Market Assessment Questionnaire Design -- Appendix C Operational Framework for a Public-Private Job Training and Placement System -- Boxes -- 4.1 Design of Rapid Labor Market Assessment of Libya's Supply Side, 2012 -- 4.2 Future Directions for Assessing Employment Skills -- 4.3 Methodology for Developing Job Seeker Profiles -- 5.1 Design of Rapid Labor Market Assessment of the Demand Side -- 6.1 Weathering Crises through Work in East Asia and Pacific. 6.2 Effects of Job Training and Placement in Mexico -- 6.3 Jobs and Reintegration in Bosnia and Herzegovina -- 6.4 Local Public-Private Partnerships in Libya -- Figures -- ES.1 Unemployment Rate in Libya -- ES.2 Policy Pathway to Jobs and Reintegration for Libya -- 1.1 Framework for Jobs and Reintegration in Fragile Contexts -- 2.1 Libya's Labor Force by Age and Gender -- 2.2 Labor Force by Educational Level and Age -- 2.3 Labor Force by Educational Level: International Comparisons -- 2.4 Labor Force Participation Rate, 2012 -- 2.5 Job Seekers Registered with WAC by Preconflict Employment Status, 2012 -- 2.6 Libya's Labor Force by Occupation -- 2.7 Libya's Occupational Distribution by Gender -- 2.8 Distribution of Employment by Economic Sector -- 2.9 Distribution of Employment in Key Sectors: International Comparisons, 2 -- 2.10 Type of Employment Contract by Sector and Age -- 2.11 Tax Wedge: International Comparisons -- 2.12 Social Security Coverage by Sector and Age -- 2.13 Overall Wage Distribution in Libya -- 2.14 Wage Distribution by Sector in Libya -- 2.15 Average Wages per Capita by Occupational Category and Relative Share -- 2.16 Tertiary versus Secondary Education Wage Premium by Gender and Sector -- 2.17 Wage Differentials between Private and Public Sectors by Educational Level -- 2.18 Distribution of Age-Specific Underemployment Rates by Gender and Sector -- 2.19 Unemployment Rate, Overall and by Gender: International Comparisons -- 2.20 Unemployment Rate by Age and Gender -- 2.21 Unemployment Rate in Libya by Gender and Educational Level -- 2.22 Unemployment Rates by Tertiary Enrollment: International Comparisons -- 2.23 Libya's Tertiary Enrollment over Time: Total and by Gender, 1992-2003 -- 2.24 Youth Unemployment Rate Overall and by Gender -- 3.1 Main Labor Market Actors and Institutions in Libya, 2014. 4.1 Primary Occupations among Employed Respondents by Type -- 4.2 Level of Job Search Interest by Job Type Preference -- 4.3 Job Search Preferences by Job Type -- 4.4 Average Self-Rated Score by Skill Level among Libyan Job Seekers -- 4.5 Job Seeker Profiles among the Unemployed -- 4.6 Self-Reported Income by Gender -- 5.1 Sectoral Contribution to GDP, 2011 -- 5.2 Libya's Level of Economic Recovery Relative to Preconflict Growth by Sector -- 5.3 Perspectives of Growth over six Months versus two Years -- 5.4 Perspectives of Growth over the Next Six Months by Sector -- 5.5 Libyan Firms' Demands for Services from Chambers of Commerce, 2012 -- 5.6 Libyan Firms Reporting Hiring Nationals versus Foreign Workers by Occupation -- 5.7 Ease of Retention of Libyan Nationals by Economic Sector, Size, and Type of Firm -- 5.8 Likelihood of Recruitment by Level of Education and Previous Work Experience -- 5.9 Skills Most in Demand versus Most Difficult to Recruit -- 5.10 Libyan Firms Advocating for Labor Code Reforms by Type of Reform -- 6.1 Policy Pathway to Jobs and Reintegration for Libya -- C.1 Public-Private Job Training and Placement Framework -- Map -- 2.1 Unemployment Rate in Libya by Governorate -- Tables -- 2.1 Summary of Key Labor Market Indicators -- 4.1 Respondents' Employment Status by Educational Level -- 4.2 Respondents' Employment Status by Gender -- 4.3 Respondents' Employment Status by Previous Work Experience (of at least one year) -- B4.1.1 Respondents' Employment Status by City -- 4.4 Respondents' Receiving Family Support by Type and Level -- 4.5 Respondents' Living Arrangements by Marital Status -- 4.6 Distribution of Respondents' Skills by Level -- 4.7 Proportion of Self-Rated Highly Skilled Respondents (%) -- B5.1.1 Sectors Assessed by Total Number of Firms and Employees -- 5.1 Active Labor Force by Economic Sector in Libya, 2011. 6.1 Summary of Policy Recommendations for Libya -- A.1 Population Groups Included in Rapid Assessment -- A.2 Research Locations and Gender Balance -- A.3 Interviewed Firms and Locations -- B.1 Structure of Supply-Side (Job-seekers') Questionnaire -- B.2 Structure of Demand-Side (Firms') Questionnaire -- Back Cover.
9781464805677
Labor market -- United States.
Labor market -- Libya.
Labor economics -- Libya.
Electronic books.
HD5724 -- .L336 2015eb
331.120973