Forum thematic brochures: Partnerships and environmental issues

This LEED Forum on Partnerships and Local Governance thematic brochure reviews the experience of partnerships in different countries in addressing the implications of climate change and creating employment at local level.

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Job-rich Growth in Asia

Asia is generally recognised to be leading the global recovery from the financial crisis, while decentralisation is transforming the role of local government from implementers of national strategies to equal partners with national government for social and economic initiatives.

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

The OECD area unemployment rate fell again in February 2011 to 8.2%, down 0.1 percentage point from January.

Enhancing labour utilisation in a socially inclusive society in Australia

Australia faces the mutually reinforced challenges of boosting labour supply and promoting social inclusion. Labour underutilisation is especially prevalent among groups such as lone parents, people with disability, and Indigenous Australians.

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Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2011

Going for Growth 2011 takes stock of recent progress in implementing policy reforms to improve labour productivity and utilisation that were identified as priorities in the 2010 edition.

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Conference: Managing accountability and flexibility in labour market policy (Aarhus, Denmark)

The conference reviewed the results of OECD research with national policy makers and practitioners, debating the best way of managing flexibility and accountability in labour market policy.

Conference: Kick-starting economic recovery - The role of entrepreneurship in structural funds (Berlin, Germany)

The event was organised by the ESF Learning Network Community of Practice for Inclusive Entrepreneurship (COPIE 2). It took place at the Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften in Berlin-Mitte and was by invitation only.

Seminar: More and better jobs - Employment Pacts’ experience & business strategies (Barcelona, Spain)

This seminar was organised by the OECD LEED Programme in cooperation with the City Council of Barcelona, through its Local Development Agency, Barcelona Activa, to analyse best practices for quality employment in different environments among OECD countries.

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Ageing and Employment Policies - Statistics on average effective age of retirement

One indicator of retirement behaviour that abstracts from more general factorsaffecting the level of participation rates is the average effective age at which older workers withdraw from the labour force

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

In January 2011 the OECD area unemployment rate was 8.4%, down 0.1 percentage point from December.