World Employment and Social Outlook : Trends 2020.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Office, International Labour.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economics.

Employment (Economic theory).

Labor market.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (108 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

World Employment and Social Outlook

Place of Publication:

Genève 22 : International Labour Organisation (ILO), 2020.

Summary:

This report provides an overview of global and regional trends in employment, unemployment, labour force participation and productivity, as well as dimensions of job quality such as employment status, informal employment and working poverty. It also examines social developments, including social unrest.

Contents:

Intro

Table of contents

List of boxes

List of figures

List of tables

Preface

Executive summary

Acknowledgements

01 Global employment and social trends

The global labour market at a glance

The economic context of labour market trends

Access to employment and labour underutilization

Paid work and the problem of decent work

Conclusion

02 Employment and social trends by region

Africa

Americas

Arab States

Asia and the Pacific

Europe and Central Asia

03 Assessing inequality using labour income

Estimates of the labour income share and distribution using the ILO Harmonized Microdata collection

Trends in the labour income share

Global and regional patterns of labour income distribution

Are we underestimating income inequality in lower-income countries?

Appendices

A. Country groupings by region and income level

B. ILO modelled estimates

C.  Estimation of the detailed breakdown of employment in the manufacturing sector

D. Tables of labour market indicators worldwide, by country income group and by subregion

Bibliography.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9789220314074

922031407X

OCLC:

1314614190