Rural youth and employment in Ethiopia
This paper examines labor diversification in Ethiopia, focusing on youth, and explores current conditions that youth face in both the agricultural and non-farm labor markets. Using data from the Ethiopia Socioeconomic Survey (ESS) and the National Labor Force Survey (NLFS), we explore current trends...
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| description | This paper examines labor diversification in Ethiopia, focusing on youth, and explores current conditions that youth face in both the agricultural and non-farm labor markets. Using data from the Ethiopia Socioeconomic Survey (ESS) and the National Labor Force Survey (NLFS), we explore current trends in labor diversification, along with youth non-farm engagement in rural and small towns. We find that youth (ages 25 to 34 years) have a greater probability of working in non-farm enterprises compared to mature individuals (age 35-64). However, wage labor opportunities remain scant in rural Ethiopia. The majority of individuals working in non-farm employment are engaged in small-scale trade activities. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1482452025-11-06T07:16:00Z Rural youth and employment in Ethiopia Schmidt, Emily Bekele, Firew economic development employment youth off-farm employment This paper examines labor diversification in Ethiopia, focusing on youth, and explores current conditions that youth face in both the agricultural and non-farm labor markets. Using data from the Ethiopia Socioeconomic Survey (ESS) and the National Labor Force Survey (NLFS), we explore current trends in labor diversification, along with youth non-farm engagement in rural and small towns. We find that youth (ages 25 to 34 years) have a greater probability of working in non-farm enterprises compared to mature individuals (age 35-64). However, wage labor opportunities remain scant in rural Ethiopia. The majority of individuals working in non-farm employment are engaged in small-scale trade activities. 2016-12-22 2024-06-21T09:24:09Z 2024-06-21T09:24:09Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148245 en https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198848059.003.0005 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Ethiopian Development Research Institute Schmidt, Emily; and Bekele, Firew. 2016. Rural youth and employment in Ethiopia. ESSP II Working Paper 98. Washington, DC and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148245 |
| spellingShingle | economic development employment youth off-farm employment Schmidt, Emily Bekele, Firew Rural youth and employment in Ethiopia |
| title | Rural youth and employment in Ethiopia |
| title_full | Rural youth and employment in Ethiopia |
| title_fullStr | Rural youth and employment in Ethiopia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rural youth and employment in Ethiopia |
| title_short | Rural youth and employment in Ethiopia |
| title_sort | rural youth and employment in ethiopia |
| topic | economic development employment youth off-farm employment |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148245 |
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