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findings still do not support a conclusion that labor market rigidities in Kenya operate as significant barriers to employment expan- sion. Thus, even the figures where Kenya comes out least favorably—that is, in the findings on the number of firms cit...
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findings still do not support a conclusion that labor market rigidities in Kenya operate as significant barriers to employment expan- sion. Thus, even the figures where Kenya comes out least favorably—that is, in the findings on the number of firms citing layoffs and labor market regulations as significant obstacles—we still see only 21-22 percent of business owners cit-
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http://www.undp-povertycentre.org/publications/reports/Kenya.pdf#page=18
www.undp-povertycentre.org/publications/reports/Kenya.pdf#page=18
openly unemployed among the most educated—i.e. those who have received higher education—is 8.5 percent, which is roughly <span class="highlight">on</span> par <span class="highlight">with</span> the 9.6 percent <span class="highlight">of</span> those who have not completed primary education. In short, these figures show us that open unemployment is not <span class="highlight">a</span> problem concentrated among the <span class="highlight">least</span> advantaged groups in Kenyan society. It is rather <span class="highlight">a</span> problem that is spread fairly evenly across different social groupings. Division <span class="highlight">of</span> Employment by Sectors. We can divide the total <span class="highlight">number</span> <span class="highlight">of</span> jobs in the Kenyan
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http://www.undp-povertycentre.org/publications/reports/Kenya.pdf#page=25
www.undp-povertycentre.org/publications/reports/Kenya.pdf#page=25
findings still do not support <span class="highlight">a</span> conclusion that labor market rigidities in Kenya operate as <span class="highlight">significant</span> barriers to employment expan- sion. Thus, even the figures where Kenya comes out <span class="highlight">least</span> favorably—that is, in the findings <span class="highlight">on</span> the <span class="highlight">number</span> <span class="highlight">of</span> firms citing layoffs and labor market regulations as <span class="highlight">significant</span> obstacles—we still see only 21-22 percent <span class="highlight">of</span> business owners cit-
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