Un crecimiento rico en empleo es esencial para la recuperación de las economías del G20, dicen la OCDE y la OIT

Nosotros, los Representantes de la OIT y de la OCDE, invitamos a los Ministros de Trabajo y Empleo de los países del G20 a otorgar una mayor y renovada prioridad a las políticas de empleo que ayudarán a las economías a acelerar y sostener la recuperación, alcanzar niveles más altos de trabajo decente y salir de la trampa de la deuda.

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OECD and ILO heads call upon the Ministers of Labour and Employment of the G20 countries to put a greater, renewed emphasis on employment policies to help economies accelerate and sustain the recovery, achieve higher levels of decent work and get out of the debt trap, at the G20 Meeting in Mexico.

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

The OECD area unemployment rate was stable at 8.2% in March 2012, the same level recorded since February 2011. This flatness is largely the result of increasing rates in some euro area countries being offset by declines in North America.

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 OECD countries in early 2012. Youth unemployment in the OECD area in March 2012 was 17.1%, close to its November 2009 peak of 18.3%

Employment Situation, Fourth quarter 2011, OECD

The OECD area employment rate was 64.9% in the fourth quarter of 2011, according to new quarterly labour market statistics from the OECD.

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

The euro area unemployment rate rose by 0.1 percentage point (for the eighth consecutive month) to 10.8% in February, maintaining a record high since the start of the global financial crisis.

System of quarterly unit labour cost indexes, OECD - Updated: March 2012

Unit labour costs (ULCs) in the OECD area rose by 0.5% in the fourth quarter of 2011, compared with 0.2 per cent in the previous quarter, according to early estimates. This pick up in ULCs mainly reflects higher labour compensation per unit of labour input.

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.

Gender: Only one in ten board members of top companies are women, finds OECD

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.

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.