Tunisia: Job Demand Increases by 143.2%
13 October 2011
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A group of Tunisian experts and researchers, gathered under the "IDEES" initiative, conducted an in-depth analysis of eight vital areas for the future of the Tunisian economy, proposing reform proposals to be presented in a white paper next November.
These areas include employment, poverty, security and health, SMEs, sectoral development strategy, land use planning and regional development, the banking and financial sector, and macroeconomic policy. An employment sector diagnosis was established by Professor Mohamed Kriaa, an economics professor at the University of Tunis, revealing many shortcomings in the structure and functioning of the Tunisian labor market.
The summary report, commented on by members of this working group, shows a 143.2% increase in job applications at the end of March 2011 compared to the same period in 2010.
This demand is estimated at 125,205 job seekers until the end of March 2011, while supply fell by 56.25% and placements (recruitments) were limited to 2,874 compared to 10,436 in March 2010.
The evolution of the active population in Tunisia is characterized by an improvement in the level of education and the sustained growth of female activity. This rose from 18.9% in 1975 to 25.5% in 2008.
The experts noted, in addition to a high number of university graduates among the unemployed (32% in 2010 out of a total of 500,000, compared to 1.6% in 1994), an unemployment structure that is evolving towards greater inequalities by gender, age group, level of education, or place of residence.
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These areas include employment, poverty, security and health, SMEs, sectoral development strategy, land use planning and regional development, the banking and financial sector, and macroeconomic policy. An employment sector diagnosis was established by Professor Mohamed Kriaa, an economics professor at the University of Tunis, revealing many shortcomings in the structure and functioning of the Tunisian labor market.
The summary report, commented on by members of this working group, shows a 143.2% increase in job applications at the end of March 2011 compared to the same period in 2010.
This demand is estimated at 125,205 job seekers until the end of March 2011, while supply fell by 56.25% and placements (recruitments) were limited to 2,874 compared to 10,436 in March 2010.
The evolution of the active population in Tunisia is characterized by an improvement in the level of education and the sustained growth of female activity. This rose from 18.9% in 1975 to 25.5% in 2008.
The experts noted, in addition to a high number of university graduates among the unemployed (32% in 2010 out of a total of 500,000, compared to 1.6% in 1994), an unemployment structure that is evolving towards greater inequalities by gender, age group, level of education, or place of residence.
Africanmanager.com
Published October 13, 2011.
Posted online October 13, 2011.
