Analyzing Labor Market Shifts in the Transition to Green Jobs: Mapping Egypt’s Green Jobs

The global shift toward green economies underscores the need to better understand and measure the labor market changes driven by the low-carbon transition. This paper explores the characteristics of Egypt's labor market in light of the escalating importance of sustainable development, focusing on the composition and differentiation of green jobs compared to nongreen jobs. It addresses the scarcity of studies on green jobs in Egypt by leveraging Egyptian Labor Market Panel Survey (ELMPS) data and applying the International Labour Organization’s(ILO) definition to identify and categorize these jobs. Using newly incorporated ELMPS 2023 questions on job characteristics tied to environmentally friendly practices, this analysis differentiates jobs based on their degree of greenness, i.e., whether they focus on ecofriendly processes, both processes and output, or output alone. It also assesses the extent of greenness by examining the number of environmental aspects associated with each job. The paper further explores the distribution of green jobs across economic activity, occupation, employment status, gender, education, and age groups while comparing the attractiveness of green and non-green jobs in terms of wages, social benefits, and job stability. Finally, it analyzes the potential for expanding green jobs by examining skill requirements and educational trends.Length: 48