This note presents a detailed analysisof jobs in Kazakhstan at the macro and individual levels,including regional and socio-economic disparities. At themacro level, it includes a diagnostic of the links betweeneconomic growth, jobs, and productivity across differenteconomic sectors. At the individual level, the analysisfocuses on labor market outcomes of women and men, young andadult workers, residents of urban and rural areas, andpeople in the bottom 40 percent of the consumptiondistribution. It also presents a detailed analysis ofdeterminants of employment and wages. The rest of the noteis organized as follows: section two discusses therelationship between economic growth, jobs, and productivityacross different economic sectors. Section three discussesdemographic trends and overall labor market outcomes.Section four focuses on assessing spatial and sectoraldifferences in access to jobs, including for those in thebottom 40 percent. Section five concludes with a discussionof challenges and broad policy implications.
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