Unemployment
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - FEBRUARY 02: Afghan men and boys watch a monkey at the Kabul Zoo February 2, 2010 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Despite years of foreign involvement and the money being committed to Afghanistan from both private and governmental donors, Afghanistan is still plagued by chronic unemployment and neglected public services. Unemployment in the country of some 25 million people is still 40 per cent with more than half the population lives below the poverty line. A man's life expectancy in Afghanistan is 44.04 years, while a woman's is 44.39 years.
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It's a slow process, but the labor market is indeed starting to turn a corner
I'd be surprised to see the jobless rate heading down in a straight line from here ... It will be a very, very tough labor market. You'll be battling with a lot of other people for the relatively small number of jobs that will be created.
I'm fighting against people with master's degrees for receptionist jobs ... I can't compete.
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