Denmark should increase support for youth amid rising unemployment, says OECD

Denmark’s dynamic youth labour market and well-developed activation strategy have helped young people weather the current recession better than their peers in most OECD countries.

System of quarterly unit labour cost indexes, OECD - Updated: February 2010

Unit labour costs in the total economy rose 0.3% in OECD countries in the third quarter of 2009, the same rate of growth as in the previous quarter.

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Harmonised Unemployment Rates (HURs), OECD - Updated: February 2010

The unemployment rate for the OECD area was 8.8% in December 2009, unchanged from the previous month but up by 1.8 percentage points from a year earlier.

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Reforming education and raising employment key to Israel’s long-term economic growth

Israel’s economy has shown resilience during the global recession, but more active education and employment policies – particularly targeted at minority groups – are needed to bolster its economic performance and bridge deep divisions within its society, according to the OECD.

Harmonised Unemployment Rates (HURs), OECD - Updated: January 2010

The unemployment rate for the OECD area was 8.8% in November 2009, the same as the previous month and 2.1 percentage points higher than a year earlier.

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Harmonised Unemployment Rates (HURs), OECD - Updated: December 2009

The unemployment rate for the OECD area was 8.6% in September 2009, the same as the previous month and 2.3 percentage points higher than a year earlier.

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US should increase spending to help young people amid rising unemployment, says OECD

The US should raise significantly federal funding on jobs programmes for young people in order to limit the impact of the economic downturn on the current generation of school leavers, according to a new OECD report.

Poland should act quickly to improve job prospects for young people, says OECD

Young Poles have been hit hard by the jobs crisis. To help them, a new OECD report on Poland says that the government should invest more in vocational training schemes, and temporarily cut the cost of employing low-skilled school-leavers.

OECD System of quarterly unit labour cost indexes - Updated: November 2009

Unit Labour Costs (ULC) for the total economy grew 0.8% in OECD countries in the second quarter of 2009 and rose 3.6% year-on-year.

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Harmonised Unemployment Rates (HURs), OECD - Updated: November 2009

The unemployment rate for the OECD area was 8.6% in September 2009, the same as the previous month and 2.3 percentage points higher than a year earlier.

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