Harmonised Unemployment Rates (HURs), OECD - Updated: March 2012

The OECD area unemployment rate was 8.2% in January 2012, having remained broadly unchanged throughout 2011.

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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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Harmonised Unemployment Rates (HURs), OECD - Updated: February 2012

The OECD area unemployment rate, unchanged at 8.2% December 2011, continued to show the stability seen throughout 2011.

Harmonised Unemployment Rates (HURs), OECD - Updated: January 2012

The rate has hovered at this level since January 2011. However, stability at the aggregate level masks different national situations.

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.

Harmonised Unemployment Rates (HURs), OECD - Updated: December 2011

The OECD area unemployment rate rose slightly, to 8.3% in October 2011, compared to 8.2% in September. The rate has hovered around this level since January 2011.

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