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Table 2 Numbers of Unemployed, Registered Job Seekers, and Public Employment Agency Staff, Selected MENA Countries, 2009

From: A reform agenda for improving the delivery of ALMPs in the MENA region

Country

Number of registered job seekers (thousands)

Total number of PEA staff

Number of PEA staff in contact with job seekers and employers

Staff caseloadb

Ratio of frontline counselors to total PEA staff (%)

Egypt, Arab Rep.

895.1

1,600

1,550

577

97

Jordan

28.0

133

63

444

47

Lebanonc

12.2

32

10

1,222

31

Morocco

517.0

547

343

1,507

63

Syrian Arab Republic

1,703.8d

397

120

14,199

30

Tunisia

281

1,271

1052

267

82

Yemen, Rep.

—

—

60

—

—

  1. Source: Angel-Urdinola et al. 2013.
  2. Note: — = not available.
  3. a. Based on latest available labor force survey data.
  4. b. Average number of registered unemployed per PEA staff person in contact with job seekers.
  5. c. Beirut only.
  6. d. Public sector only, including individuals queuing for civil service and other public sector jobs.
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