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What is the Future of the

JOB MARKET

in the MIDDLE EAST?

Shift to Sustainability

Discover how the shift towards environmental sustainability will cause a transformation of the job market within the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

Shift in Demographic

Take a look at various initiatives and ideas in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region that invariably change the demographics for the countries as we know it.

 

Job Creation/ Modernization

Uncover how jobs will be created in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region as a there is a higher demand for modernization and sustainability.

 

Overview

The job market in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is ever changing. At the beginning of the countries’ development, they were heavily reliant on oil as a source of income and method to boost the economy. However, the MENA region must progress past the stage where they are dependent on oil and change the dynamic of their job market in order to remain relevant and economically stable. This digital museum walks through various aspects of the job market in the MENA region in order to provide an in-depth understanding of the future for the region.

 

To understand the future of the physical market, it is important to understand what the region is looking to change. As the world becomes more modern, technology seems to find its way into every aspect of the world, and it seems as though the MENA region is looking to inject itself into more businesses that stray from oil and are tech-based. While there are some companies such as Saudi Aramco that are unable and unwilling to relinquish their role on oil, other places are looking to implement more sustainable options. Companies such as ESO have been working on increasing awareness and protecting the environment in the MENA region. This ultimately generates more jobs in regards to environmentalism since this practice is relatively new in the MENA region. On top of that, there have been a lot of different corporations that are trying to go solar. Solar power is an excellent source of energy in the MENA region due to their geography, and some places have been taking advantage of this source. An excellent example of this is the Masdar City in Abu Dhabi which is an entire city that is powered through renewable energy and constructed in a manner that reduces the temperature of the hot Middle Eastern air by 10 full degrees (without external energy!). Organizations such as IRENA (International Energy Agency) actually project an incredible influx of jobs and it seems as though the future of MENA is more tech-based coupled with sustainability. Events such as the Dubai 2020 Expo wonderfully pair these two ideas together. The purpose of this Expo is to unite businesses and boost the economy of the UAE (dubai primarily) while keeping their motto in mind: “connecting minds, creating the future”. Ideally, this expo will bring money into the MENA region through something other than oil, while keeping sustainability in mind.

 

As new jobs are being created, there have to be people to fill the jobs and as the MENA region processes and implements new laws, the demographics will change. There have been a lot of women’s rights movements in the MENA region that encourage the demographic of women employed in the labor force to go up, whilst the percentage of men in the workforce decreases. The youth demographic is also projected to increase drastically within the next two decades, and, of course, laws such as Omanization will inevitably decrease the percentage of expatriate workers within the region and increase the employment of Omani nationals and ultimately the employment of people from the MENA region in general.

 

There are many items that factor into the job industry and this website looks to uncover various facets and factors that contribute to the ever-fluid market in the Middle East and North Africa region.

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