Direct, indirect, and induced employment

Investments into an industry or project can produce temporary and long-term employment.

A direct job is employment created to fulfill the demand for a product or service.

Employment created by the additional personal spending (e.g., eating at a restaurant) by both direct and indirect workers is classified as an induced job.

Investments in some projects or industries are more efficient at producing direct and indirect jobs.

[6] A special economic zone produces fewer indirect jobs if it is isolated from the country's main economy, and more if it is well integrated.