By Prof. Frank R Gunter for The National. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News.
How can Iraq boost job growth?
Iraq is running out of time. The most serious challenge facing the country is the rapid growth in the number of people seeking employment. Every year about a million Iraqis become old enough to work.
Even after adjusting for retirement and the very low labour force participation rate of women, the country must create about 350,000 new jobs every year to prevent a rapid growth in the number of unemployed and underemployed.
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