World Employment and Social Outlook : Trends 2019.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Office, International Labour.

Series:

World Employment and Social Outlook

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Employment (Economic theory).

Job satisfaction.

Job security.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (122 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

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. Key findings are that poor job quality concerns most of the global labour force, and that unemployment and labour underutilization remain high in many countries, despite improvements in recent years.

Contents:

Intro

Table of contents

Preface

Acknowledgements

Executive summary

1. Global employment and social trends

The global labour market at a glance

Labour force participation

Employment-to-population ratio

Informality and status in employment

Structural transformation and job quality

Income

Unemployment

Extended labour underutilization

Labour markets and social unrest

2. Employment and social trends by region

Africa

Americas

Arab States

Asia and the Pacific

Europe and Central Asia

3. Sustainable Development Goal 8

Is the world moving towards more inclusive economic growth and decent work?

Sustainable Development Goal 8: Targets and indicators

Economic growth, transformation and productivity

Full and productive employment for all,with equal pay for work of equal value

Rights, safety and non-exploitative work

Summary of progress on Sustainable Development Goal 8and next steps

Appendices

Appendix A. Country groupings by region and income level

Appendix B. ILO modelled estimates

Appendix C.  The relationship between the social unrest index and the unemployment rate

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

Bibliography.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9789221329534

9221329534

OCLC:

1314624127