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Green Jobs and the Green Transition in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Labor Market Analysis Using Job Vacancy Data

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  • García-Suaza, Andres
  • Caiza-Guamán, Pamela
  • Sarango-Iturralde, Alexander
  • Romero-Torres, Bernardo
  • Buitrago, Catalina

Abstract

The green transition represents one of the most significant transformational forces in the labor market in the coming years. This paper analyzes the incidence of green jobs in four Latin American countries using information from job vacancy data. The results reveal a low incidence of demand for jobs with green potential or for new and emerging occupations related to the green transition. Such occupations are characterized by requiring high levels of education and offer a significant wage premium. These results highlight the main challenge of the green transition, which lies in the need to implement training processes, while revealing opportunities for the creation of high-quality jobs in the region.

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  • García-Suaza, Andres & Caiza-Guamán, Pamela & Sarango-Iturralde, Alexander & Romero-Torres, Bernardo & Buitrago, Catalina, 2025. "Green Jobs and the Green Transition in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Labor Market Analysis Using Job Vacancy Data," GLO Discussion Paper Series 1625, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    • Handle: RePEc:zbw:glodps:1625
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    Keywords

    Labor demand; green jobs; green transition; climate change; skills;
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    JEL classification:

    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • J62 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Job, Occupational and Intergenerational Mobility; Promotion
    • Q52 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Pollution Control Adoption and Costs; Distributional Effects; Employment Effects
    • Q58 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environmental Economics: Government Policy

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