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16-January-2013
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The well performing labour market has delivered low unemployment and relatively stable wage developments.
16-January-2013
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The global crisis led to a smaller increase in the unemployment rate than in most other OECD countries as employment has been sustained through intensive use of reduced working time schemes.
16-January-2013
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The OECD unemployment rate was stable at 8.0% in November 2012, unchanged from the previous month.
20-December-2012
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Unit labour costs (ULCs) in the OECD area rose by 0.2% in the third quarter of 2012, driven by continued increases in labour compensation per unit of labour input.
11-December-2012
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The euro area crisis finds its roots in the credit booms seen in many countries following the introduction of the euro in 1999. Easy credit led to strong growth in a range of sectors, notably housing, as well as higher levels of public spending. Inflation in these over-heating economies was higher than the euro area as a whole. Rising prices led to rising costs and a loss of international competitiveness.
11-December-2012
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Australia’s labour market reforms over the past 15 years have boosted employment and cut welfare benefit dependency.
11-December-2012
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The OECD unemployment rate rose by 0.1 percentage point to 8.0% in October 2012 compared to the previous month.
10-December-2012
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An interview with Sigbjørn Johnsen, Minister of Finance, Norway. High female participation in the workforce has a decisive effect on a country’s performance, as Norway shows.
22-November-2012
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These country notes profile public sector human resource practices and policies, covering issues including legal frameworks; age and gender composition of workers; public sector restructuring; management practices; industrial relations and reforms.
13-November-2012
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The OECD unemployment rate was 7.9% in September 2012, broadly the same rate observed since January 2011.
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