ABSTRACT

We examine Malawi’s employment landscape between 2004/05 and 2016/17, focusing on sectoral change and youth entering the workforce. Little evidence of a structural transformation in cross sectoral patterns of employment is found. The share of employment in agriculture rose slightly over the period, though the share of full time equivalent jobs declined in the sector. The analysis shows that younger youth are not participating in the limited employment growth in the service sector. Agriculture remains the sector in which most Malawians first obtain employment. Only later in their working lives are Malawian workers, particularly males, in a position to obtain work outside of agriculture. With limited structural change occurring in the economy, Malawi’s challenging employment landscape for youth is characterised by a scarcity of jobs outside agriculture and insufficient work within the sector.

摘要

我们考察了 2004/05 至 2016/17 年间马拉维的就业情况，重点关注部门变革和青年进入劳动力市场。几乎没有发现跨部门就业模式发生结构性转变的证据。在此期间，农业的就业份额略有上升，但该部门的全职等效工作份额有所下降。分析表明，年轻的青年没有参与服务业有限的就业增长。农业仍然是大多数马拉维人首先获得就业的部门。马拉维工人，尤其是男性，只有在其工作生涯的后期才能获得农业以外的工作。由于经济中发生的结构性变化有限，