Jobs and Growth

Jobs are the most reliable pathway out of poverty. Sustained and inclusive economic growth, driven by a productive private sector, creates more and better jobs and leads to increases in living standards.

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Jobs and Growth At-A-Glance

Good jobs are the surest pathway out of poverty; research shows that rising wages account for around 40 percent of the drop in poverty over the last decade.

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The Global Labor Database

The Global Labor Database (GLD) is part of the World Bank initiatives to harmonize labor force surveys and household surveys with a relevant labor module. Its mission is to create an open and transparent harmonization with sufficient background information to allow data analysts to use, alter, and expand the harmonization

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