OECD Employment Outlook 2006
Boosting Jobs and Incomes
As ageing populations put more downward pressure on economic growth in the coming decades, it is essential that OECD countries improve labour market performance. This edition of OECD's annual report on labour markets brings the reader not only detailed information on recent labour market developments, but also in-depth analysis of the effects of various policy measures and prospects through 2007. The analysis includes coverage of the impact of welfare systems; labour market programmes; wage-setting and taxes; product market regulations; and policies targeting specific groups including women, youth, immigrants, and prime-age workers. It examines policy interactions and complementarities and re-assesses OECD's 1994 Jobs Strategy in the light of recent developments. This book includes StatLinks, URLs which link statistical tables and graphs to Excel spreadsheets on the internet.
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Short-term Labour Market Prospects and Introduction to the OECD Jobs Strategy Reassessment
Is the employment situation improving in OECD countries? Despite geopolitical tensions, large current account imbalances and soaring oil prices, economic growth is showing resilience in the OECD area and sustained moderate employment growth is projected to continue through 2007. As a result, unemployment rates should continue to ease, gradually reversing the rise in unemployment that accompanied the world economic slowdown earlier this decade.
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