Multiple unemployment risks overlap considerably in Slovenia

Employment rates in Slovenia fell sharply since the onset of the global financial crisis, especially for young adults

The Slovenian labour market is becoming more polarised

Structural unemployment grew sharply in Slovenia since the onset of the global financial crisis and remains high

High levels of long-term unemployment in Slovenia reveal structural problems

Inactivity in Slovenia is high among older workers and low among prime-age workers

In Slovenia, around one in five new jobseekers have been displaced from their job

Employment of the low-skilled population in Slovenia is low and has fallen further

Unemployment is at least twice as high for the low-educated population in most OECD countries, including Slovenia

Participation in continued training is low for the low-skilled population, also in Slovenia, adding to the persistence of skills gaps

Employment rates for older workers in Slovenia are lower than in other OECD countries

Older Slovenians have lower skills proficiencies than their peers in other countries

Only a third of older workers in Slovenia seek to improve their skills to remain employable

A disproportional share of social spending in Slovenia goes to pensions

Slovenia has the lowest income inequality in the OECD area, largely reflecting significant government taxes and transfers

Old-age pension outlays have increased in Slovenia; other public social expenditures have not

Decrease in unemployment benefit receipt in Slovenia has been accompanied by increase in social assistance and partial disability benefits

Unemployment benefit traps are fairly high in Slovenia for low-wage earners

Unemployment benefit duration in Slovenia strongly increases with work experience

Slovenia has one of the strictest sanction regimes in the OECD for voluntary job quits

Relatively few unemployed receive unemployment benefits in Slovenia

Almost one third of Slovene pensioners enter retirement through unemployment

Benefit exhaustion and reduction in Slovenia associated with increase in probability of exiting unemployment into employment

Inactivity traps are fairly high in Slovenia

FSA benefit receipt is more frequent in north-eastern Slovenia

Increase in unemployed partial disability benefit recipients in Slovenia has been driven by older workers and long-term unemployed

Weak incentives in Slovenia to remain in employment past age 60

Overall vacancies in Slovenia are on the rise again

As the number of jobseekers in Slovenia declines, the remaining caseload is becoming more disadvantaged on average

Many registered jobseekers in Slovenia are not actively seeking work

Fortnightly job-search review meetings in Slovenia in 2012 had a positive employment impact for unemployed insurance recipients

Slovenia has one of the strictest unemployment benefit sanction regimes in the OECD

Unemployment benefit sanctions in Slovenia vary by benefit receipt

Spending on active labour market programmes in Slovenia is highly variable