OECD Regions at a Glance 2009
This third edition provides the latest comparable data and trends across regions in OECD countries, including a special focus on the spatial dimension for innovation. It relies on the OECD Regional database, the most comprehensive set of statistics at the sub-national level on demography, economic and labour market performance, education, healthcare, environmental outputs and knowledge-based activities comparable among the OECD countries. This publication provides a dynamic link (StatLink) for each graph and map, which directs the user to a web page where the corresponding data are available in Excel®.
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Regional disparities in participation rates
In 2006 the labour force participation rate, that is to say the ratio between labour force and the working age population, was equal to 70.6% in OECD countries. Turkey and Iceland recorded, respectively, the lowest and highest values 51% and 88%. Spain and Ireland were the countries where the labour force participation rate grew the most between 1999 and 2006, thanks to a marked increase in the employment and, in Spain, also to a strong reduction in unemployment (Figure 19.1).
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