World Bank Support to Jobs and Labor Market Reform through International

The evaluation assesses the analytical underpinnings and opera- tional relevance of the evolving IDA jobs strategy and the extent to which it has been translated into well-designed and well-perform- ing jobs interventions that directly address the objectives of more, better, and more inclusive jobs. [...] xii World Bank Support to Jobs and Labor Market Reform through International Development Association Financing  Overview Based on the limited available data, the performance ratings of the closed projects in the evaluation portfolio were slightly better than those of the rest of the IDA portfolio. [...] Management notes that the lack of good quality jobs data (which impacts the choice of indicators for operations and the Jobs and Economic Transformation RMS more broadly) may influence the pace of operationalization of the recommendation. [...] This evaluation assesses the analytical underpinnings and op- erational relevance of the IDA jobs strategy and the design and performance of jobs interventions. [...] The second set of questions is answered in chapter 3, which focuses on the portfolio of jobs interventions in IDA-eligible countries and assesses the relevance of design and perfor- mance of the operations.