OECD employment outlook 2015 / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, author.

Series:

OECD Employment Outlook, 1999-1266

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic forecasting--OECD countries--Statistics.

Economic forecasting.

OECD countries--Economic conditions--Statistics.

OECD countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (296 p.)

Place of Publication:

Paris, [France] : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2015.

Summary:

The OECD Employment Outlook 2015 reviews recent labour market trends and short-term prospects in OECD countries, looking at: recent labour market developments, especially around minimum wages; skills and wage inequality; activation policies and inclusive labour markets; and job quality.

Contents:

""Foreword""; ""Table of contents""; ""Editorial: Time is running out to help workers move up the jobs ladder""; ""The recovery is underway, but millions of workers risk being trapped at the bottom of the economic ladder""; ""Tackling persistently high unemployment remains a priority""; ""Polices to support upward mobility in the labour market are also needed""; ""Governments need to begin restoring the missing rungs back in the jobs ladder and help workers to climb them""; ""Effective activation policies can help connect the unemployed to more job opportunities""

""Skills policy is key to facilitate upward mobility and reduce overall wage inequality""""A carefully designed minimum wage that is coordinated with the tax/benefit system can help to raise living standards at the bottom of the earnings ladder""; ""Turning the recovery into an opportunity to promote inclusive growth""; ""Acronyms and abbreviation""; ""Executive summary""; ""Labour market conditions are improving but recovery is far from complete""; ""Minimum wages must be closely co-ordinated with tax-benefit policies to be more effective in underpinning incomes of low-paid workers ""

""Wage inequality is lower in countries that are better at meeting the rising demand for skills""""Activation policies for more inclusive labour markets""; ""The quality of working lives: Earnings mobility, labour market risk and long-term inequality""; ""Enhancing job quality in emerging economies""; ""Chapter 1. Recent labour market developments with a focus on minimum wages""; ""Key findings""; ""Introduction""; ""1. Recent labour market developments""; ""Recent trends in the level of employment""

""The macroeconomic roller coaster ride since 2007 is reflected in labour market performance""""Figure 1.1. Recent and projected developments in real GDP growth, employment growth and unemployment rate in OECD countries ""; ""The labour market recovery remains far from complete in some OECD countries""; ""Figure 1.2. The jobs recovery remains incomplete ""; ""Figure 1.3. Unemployment remains significantly above its pre-crisis levels in the majority of OECD countries ""

""Long-term unemployment has risen sharply in some countries, bringing with it the risk of a rise in structural unemployment""""Figure 1.4. Long-term unemployment has risen in a large majority of countries, but sharp hikes are confined to only a few, Q4 2007 and Q4 2014 ""; ""Youth have been among the hardest hit groups and may experience long-term scarring""; ""Figure 1.5. Youth unemployment has reached very high levels in some OECD countries ""; ""Figure 1.6. NEET rates among youth in OECD countries ""; ""Recent trends in the composition of employment""

""The crisis did not result in a uniform increase in the incidence of temporary work""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 20, 2015).

ISBN:

92-64-23953-7