For this report, we employ the Manpower Survey Uganda (MAPU) 2016/2017 and the formal employer-employee linked dataset to understand several key dimensions of the Ugandan labor market. First, jobs and...
This policy note focuses on the role of secondary cities as engines of job creation in Uganda and on the key actions and investments that the Government of Uganda (GoU) could take to strengthen this role...
Trend growth in Uganda’s economy has not been fast enough to create enough jobs with higher earnings for one of the world’s fastest growing workforces. With almost three quarters of young people still...
The Ugandan economy needs to generate enough jobs to absorb the large number of new entrants in the labor market while reducing unemployment. This note analyzes the contribution of the private sector to...
This policy this note focusses on the Uganda’s youth employment challenges and on key actions that the Government of Uganda (GoU) can take to strengthen policies and programs for youth employment. This...
Economic transformation in low-income countries (LICs) starts in agriculture, where most workers earn their living. Drivers of agricultural growth and poverty reduction for more than a decade in Uganda...