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Unfinished business: Investing in youth employment
The economic outlook has weakened significantly over the past six months, which is not good news for employment or the prospects of those looking for work. But action targeted on youth and the long-term unemployed can, and must, be taken.
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Youth Employment – A Call for Change
Young people and their job prospects must be right at the centre of the policy agendas of our member and partner countries. Investing in youths is vital, we can neither accept nor afford a lost generation, said OECD Secretary-General.
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Good job?
Joining the world of work has been a rite of passage for centuries. But what does working life in the 21st century look like – and what are the social and economic consequences of a world where, for millions, no job and no immediate prospect of one marks the transition to adulthood?
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Governments must act on rising long-term unemployment and youth joblessness
Unemployment remains stubbornly high, particularly for youth and the long-term unemployed, with the latest economic forecasts suggesting job creation will remain anaemic in the near term, according to the OECD’s latest Employment Outlook.
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Tax reform can create jobs
High unemployment rates, in the wake of the financial and economic crisis, have governments scrambling to create jobs. A new OECD report suggests that well-targeted tax reforms can encourage employers to hire more people and the jobless to look for employment.
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Education: Crisis shows value of university degrees
People with university degrees have suffered far fewer job losses during the global economic crisis than those who left school without qualifications, according to the latest edition of the OECD’s annual Education at a Glance.
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Back to school
Work hard at school, get a good education and you can get a good job – the familiar mantra of parents the world over. But is it still true at a time of shrinking government budgets and ballooning unemployment figures? And if so, what kind of education is best?
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Does part-time work pay?
Once regarded as a career path to nowhere, part-time employment has become increasingly attractive to a growing number of workers. This raises policy questions as well as possible solutions to labour market difficulties.
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Invest in education to tackle jobs crisis
Based on current graduation trends, 82% of young people today will complete upper secondary education, but those who do not will face ever greater challenges in entering and staying in the job market. Indeed, over fifty per cent of 15 to 19 year-olds who are not in school are unemployed or out of the labour force.
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