Sectoral dimensions of employment targeting

Fiona Tregenna

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: This paper presents a rationale for analysing employment by taking the sectoral structure of an economy into consideration. It provides an overview of ways of measuring employment intensity and discusses the relationship between employment intensity and labour productivity. It uses the South African experience for empirical illustrations of substantive propositions.

Keywords: employment; labour productivity; decent work.; emploi; productivité du travail; travail décent; empleo; productividad del trabajo; trabajo decente (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 20 pages
Date: 2015
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