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G20 Labour Ministers must focus on young jobseekers
Young people continue to bear the brunt of the jobs crisis, with nearly 11 million 15 to 24-year-olds out of work in early 2012. Youth unemployment in OECD countries in March 2012 was 17.1%, close to its November 2009 peak of 18.3%, according to new OECD data released in advance of the G20 Labour Ministers Meeting in Mexico on 17-18 May.
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Only one in ten board members of top companies are women
Women are still under-represented in top corporate jobs, despite efforts in many countries to promote their participation on boards, according to new OECD data.
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OECD calls for new approach to tackle teacher shortage
With many countries facing shortages of qualified teachers in key subjects, governments need to make the profession more attractive to talented graduates, according to a new OECD report.
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The globalisation of higher education
Higher education is growing rapidly, and becoming a veritable global sector in its own right. That means challenges for educators, students and policy makers.
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How tax can tackle the jobs crisis
Since 2008, unemployment in the OECD area has leapt from 6.1% to 8.2% in 2011. Governments searching for ways to increase employment must at the same time deal with the large budget deficits that are also a legacy of the crisis. Tax reform can play a role in this balancing act.
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Occupational risk: the global jobs emergency
The latest phase of the economic crisis presents a dilemma: many governments judge it necessary to enter a phase of fiscal austerity while unemployment remains intolerably high, a high risk combination. AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka calls for a different way forward.
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Help wanted
Among the employment challenges exacerbated by the economic crisis, long-term joblessness and youth unemployment are especially troubling as their effects can linger long after the job market has recovered. Governments would do well to focus on these problems now.
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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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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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