OECD Employment Outlook 2014 - Key findings for Switzerland

Switzerland has high employment rates and low unemployment. The overall employment rate remained stable since the start of the crisis and stands at 79% (first quarter of 2014), the second highest in the OECD after Iceland, well above the OECD average of 65.6%. As for unemployment, among OECD countries only Japan, Korea, and Norway have lower unemployment rates.

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OECD Employment Outlook 2014 - Key findings for the United Kingdom

In the recession, the UK unemployment rate increased by 3 percentage points, but since 2012 – in common with the United States but in contrast with the Euro area – it has fallen back to near pre-crisis levels. The employment rate is now higher than the pre-recession level at around 73%, although this is exceeded by Germany among the G7 countries.

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OECD Employment Outlook 2014 - Key findings for Austria in German

Mit 5% ist Österreichs Arbeitslosenquote im Zeitenvergleich hoch, im Vergleich zu anderen OECD-Ländern jedoch immer noch moderat. Das Gleiche gilt für die Jugendarbeitslosigkeit, die mit 10% doppelt so hoch liegt wie die Quote der gesamten Erwerbsbevölkerung.

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Le taux de chômage s'est stabilisé en France ces derniers mois, mais reste très élevé, atteignant 10,3% en juillet 2014 contre 7,4% en moyenne dans la zone OCDE. Si de nombreux pays ont connu un recul significatif de leur taux de chômage au cours de ces deux dernières années, la France est restée en marge de ce mouvement de reprise, le premier après à la crise financière mondiale.

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OECD Employment Outlook 2014 - Key findings for Portugal

Portugal was hit hard by the global crisis and unemployment hit record levels but the unemployment rate has been declining since early 2013. In July 2014, 14% of the labour force was unemployed.

OECD Employment Outlook 2014 - Key findings for Korea (in Korean)

대한민국은 여전히 OECD 국가 중 가장 실업률이 낮은 국가 중 하나이다 - 2014년 2/4분기 3.7% (위 그림 참조).

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This report provides an initial evaluation of the comprehensive reform of the Spanish labour market undertaken in 2012. It describes the key components of the 2012 reform and places them in the context of the evolution of labour market institutions in other OECD member countries, with a particular focus on collective bargaining and employment protection legislation. The report also assesses the impact of the reform on the ability

Ageing and Employment Policies: Netherlands 2014 - Working Better with Age

Given the ageing challenges, there is an increasing pressure in OECD countries to further boost the employability of the working-age population over the coming decades. This report provides an overview of policy iniatives implemented over the past decade in the Netherlands and identifies areas where more should be done, covering both supply-side and demand-side aspects. To give better incentives to carry on working, the report

Les Pays-Bas doivent renforcer les mesures incitant les travailleurs âgés à prolonger leur activité, selon l’OCDE

Encourager les travailleurs âgés à prolonger leur activité professionnelle aideraient les Pays-Bas à relever le défi du vieillissement de la population et de la hausse des dépenses sociales, selon un nouveau rapport publié par l'OCDE.

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Quality Apprenticeships for Giving Youth a Better Start in the Labour Market, G20-OECD-EC Conference

This conference on 9 April 2014 will provide an opportunity for a mutual sharing of good practice in fostering the better insertion of youth into the labour market through the development of quality apprenticeships. It would also seek to foster a greater commitment by countries to take action to introduce or strengthen apprenticeship initiatives and to take stock of the progress achieved.