04082oam 2200805z- 450 991021997180332120170926093832.00-8330-8993-5(CKB)3710000000413662(EXLCZ)99371000000041366220160425cuuuuuuuu -u- -engrdacontentrdamediardacarrierAn assessment of the present and future labor market in the Kurdistan region - Iraq implications for policies to increase private-sector employment /Howard J. Shatz, Louay Constant, Jill E. Luoto, Alexandria C. Smith, Shmuel AbramzonRAND CorporationSanta Monica :Rand Corporation,[2014]xxii, 113 pages illustrations ;28 cm"RAND Labor and Population.""Sponsored by the Kurdistan Regional Government.""RR-489-KRG"--Page 4 of cover.0-8330-8409-7 Includes bibliographical references (pages 109-113).Introduction -- Education Levels, Skills, and Labor-Force Participation of Potential Future Labor-Market Entrants -- Skills Gaps and Expected Private-Sector Labor Demand in the Kurdistan Region{u2013}Iraq -- Scenarios for Sectoral Employment Growth in the Kurdistan Region{u2013}Iraq -- Labor-Market Information Systems -- Conclusions and Policy Directions -- Appendix A: The RAND Survey of Business Establishments 2012: The RAND Skills Survey -- Appendix B: The RAND Survey of Business Establishments 2012: Sampling Design.The study addresses the question of how the Kurdistan Regional Government can improve the private-sector labor market in the Kurdistan Region{u2013}Iraq (KRI). Doing so will involve creating mechanisms by which job-seekers can develop the right skills and find employers who will hire them, employers can find the employees they need, and the government can create an enabling environment in which the best matches between job-seekers and employers can be made. The study estimates the likely number and education levels of new job-seekers through 2020. It conducts an original, scientific survey to learn about employer perceptions of skill gaps in the KRI. Then, it investigates sectoral employment growth in comparison economies to identify promising growth sectors. Finally, it outlines policy steps for the government to take to improve the functioning of the private-sector labor market.Labor marketIraqKurdistānStatisticsEconomic surveysIraqKurdistānStatisticsEmployment forecastingIraqKurdistānManpower policyIraqKurdistānEconomic surveysfast(OCoLC)fst00902099Employment forecastingfast(OCoLC)fst00909353Labor marketfast(OCoLC)fst00990036Manpower policyfast(OCoLC)fst01007897IraqKurdistānfastStatistics.fastLabor marketEconomic surveysEmployment forecastingManpower policyEconomic surveys.Employment forecasting.Labor market.Manpower policy.331.1209567/2Shatz Howard J.935274Constant LouayLuoto JillSmith Alexandria C.Abramzon ShmuelKurdistān (Iraq).Ḧikûmetî Herêmî Kurdistan-ʻÊraq.Labor and Population Program,YDXCPYDXCPOCLCQBDXOCLCONUIBTCTAABCKSGNGUUWOOCLCFIULDLCBOOK9910219971803321An assessment of the present and future labor market in the Kurdistan region - Iraq2878507UNINA