Employment in the Public Sector: Initial Reflections on the Construction of a Data and Indicators Base

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09-Nov-2005

Elsa Pilichowski

The aim of this note is to present various lines of research for developing a comprehensive database with indicators on employment in the public service.

OECD Standardised Unemployment Rates (SURs) - Updated: October 2005

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07-Oct-2005

The standardised unemployment rate for the OECD area remained at 6.5% in August 2005, 0.4 percentage point lower than a year earlier.

OECD Standardised Unemployment Rates (SURs) - September 2005

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09-Sep-2005

The standardised unemployment rate for the OECD area remained at 6.5% in July 2005, 0.4 percentage point lower than a year earlier.

OECD Standardised Unemployment Rates (SURs) - July 2005

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08-Jul-2005

The standardised unemployment rate for the OECD area fell to 6.6% in May 2005, 0.1 percentage point lower than the previous month and 0.3 percentage point lower than a year earlier.

OECD Standardised Unemployment Rates (SURs) - June 2005

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10-Jun-2005

The standardised unemployment rate for the OECD area remained at 6.7% in April 2005, 0.2 percentage point lower than a year earlier.

OECD Standardised Unemployment Rates (SURs) - May 2005

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11-May-2005

The standardised unemployment rate for the OECD area fell to 6.7% in March 2005, 0.1 percentage point lower than the previous month and 0.2 percentage point lower than a year earlier.

OECD Standardised Unemployment Rates (SURs) - April 2005

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08-Apr-2005

The standardised unemployment rate for the OECD area remained at 6.7% in February 2005, 0.3 percentage point lower than a year earlier

Economic Policy Reforms: Press conference handout prepared for journalists, 1 March 2005

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01-Mar-2005

Handouts given to journalists at the London press conference on 1 March 2005 for the launch of "Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth". Across the OECD, governments are seeking to undertake structural ...

Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth, 2005 Structural Policy Priorities, Summary Table

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01-Mar-2005

Over the past decade, the gap in GDP per capita relative to the United States has widened in a number of countries, including the large continental European economies and Japan. The gap is linked to lower ...

Economic Policy Reforms 2005: Canada Country Note

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01-Mar-2005

This note, taken from Chapter 3 of Economic Policy Reforms, focuses on key structural policy priorities for Canada, supported by a comparative analysis of the indicators in Chapter 2. The note also presents ...