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The Clock is Ticking on Sub-Saharan Africa's Urgent Job Creation Challenge

November 12, 2024

Athene Laws, Faten Saliba, Can Sever, Luc Tucker

To employ a growing population, the region needs to transform informal jobs, reduce barriers to business growth, and create conditions conductive to jobs growth in higher productivity sectors—especially in fragile and low-income countries

Latin America's Shifting Demographics Could Undercut Growth

April 23, 2024

Gustavo Adler, Rodrigo Valdés

As the region’s population ages, boosting labor force participation and productivity will be key to aid economic growth and raise living standards.

Dominant Employers May Add to Unemployment in Rural US as Fed Raises Rates

September 19, 2022

Anastasia Burya, Rui C. Mano, Yannick Timmer, Anke Weber

Employers with labor market power are more likely to fire workers as rates rise because they can more easily hire back when the Fed cuts rates again.

Tight Jobs Market Is a Boon for Workers But Could Add To Inflation Risks

March 31, 2022

Romain Duval, Myrto Oikonomou , Marina M. Tavares

The Jobs of Tomorrow

January 7, 2021

The Editors

Sadia Zahidi of the World Economic Forum writes for the IMF's Finance & Development Magazine about their Future of Jobs Report.

The Declining Fortunes of the Young

February 27, 2020

Era Dabla-Norris, Carlo Pizzinelli , Jay Rappaport

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