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This paper provides an institutional assessment of Public Employment Services (PES) in a selected group of countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Given the challenges in the labor market currently faced by countries in the region (high unemployment/informality rates and limited creation of quality jobs) (Gatti and others, 2011), employment services could constitute a relevant policy instrument to address labor market frictions, to facilitate individuals in finding available jobs, and to enhance the match (e.g. skills building) between supply and demand of labor (Angel-Urdinola and Kuddo, 2010).