Lovrer growth Baseline Higher growth Least develoPed economies Loerer growth Ba seli ne Higher growth93,3 82.9 89.'1 6l.f84.9 83.5 90.2 92.0 102.5 113 . 9 70.8 65.8 ?0.9 66.0 83.4 91.888.1 90. 6 95 .4 77.6 77.7 81.0 240. Unaler the lower-grovtth scenario, the employment rate in Che developing market economies would recover to 88 per cent by 1990' reflecting a moderate recovery from the severe recession of the early 1980s. By 2000' ho!,ever, it ta'ou Id fall back below 84 per cent, with the continuing rapid grolteh of the labour force (see table 36) , implying a return to the current degree of economic hardship and related social unrest, The situation in the least developed countries would be even worse' 'rilh the employment rate falling steadily to ?8 per cent in 1990 and only 66 per cent in 2000. This shoulal be interpreted as an indication of the pressure on the forrnal sectors of those countriesi rnost of the "unemptoyed" would have lo final " se lf-enploy ment'r in agriculture or in the informal sector of Lhe urban econony . 241. Under che higher-grolrth scenario, the employment rate in the developing market economies as a whole vrould recover rapially to about 95 per cent in 1990 and v'ou ld reach 100 per cent before 1995. This 100 per cent f i'gure and the corresponding figure of I14 per cenl for 2000 impty that achievement of the GDP growth projected in this scenario wi1l. requi,re one or both of the following faccors: (a) an average productivity growth somewhat greater than 2 per cent per yeart and (b) higher iabour force participation rates thah those projected by ILo in 1977' Th"possibitity of higher participation is inalicatdd by consideri'ng the employmenl
**Analysis**
This text appears to be discussing the employment rates and economic growth in developing countries, particularly in the context of different scenarios. It mentions the impact of economic growth on employment rates, the pressure on formal sectors, and the possibility of higher labor force participation rates. The text does not mention specific natural resources, environmental issues, or humanitarian aid, which suggests that it is not primarily focused on those areas.

**Category**
Employment, Economic development