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The Evolution of Labor Supply in Egypt through 2023

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  • Caroline Krafft

    (University of Minnesota)

  • Ragui Assaad

    (University of Minnesota)

  • Zoe McKillip

    (St. Catherine University)

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Using data from the 2023 and earlier waves of the Egypt Labor Market Panel Survey, this paper investigates trends in labor supply in Egypt, with a particular focus on declines in participation and employment rates among both men and women over time. The paper explores the demographic drivers of labor supply, including fertility and population growth, as well as trends in educational attainment. Analyses of labor supply focus on labor force participation, employment, and unemployment by key demographic characteristics: sex, age, and education. A particular focus of the paper is understanding the evolution of the share of youth not in education, employment, or training (NEET). The findings indicate that falling unemployment rates in Egypt are not the result of improved employment prospects, but due instead to temporarily reduced demographic pressures in the labor market and falling labor force participation among both men and women. Men are taking longer to transition to employment after school as indicated by increasing NEET and joblessness rates. Educated women are increasingly withdrawing from the labor force

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  • Caroline Krafft & Ragui Assaad & Zoe McKillip, 2024. "The Evolution of Labor Supply in Egypt through 2023," Working Papers 1749, Economic Research Forum, revised 20 Nov 2024.
    • Handle: RePEc:erg:wpaper:1749
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