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Change in the labour markets in many countries over the last two decades has resulted in the requirement for labour statistics in not only "traditional" areas such as employment and unemployment but also for indicators on qualitative aspects such as temporary/part-time employment, earnings, etc.

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OECD Standardised Unemployment Rate at 5.7% in May 2008

11-Jul-2008

The standardised unemployment rate for the OECD area was 5.7% in May 2008, 0.1 percentage point higher than the previous month and 0.1 percentage point higher than a year earlier.

Industry OECD area unit labour cost growth remains negative in the fourth quarter of 2007

05-May-2008

For most major OECD economies, except Canada and the United Kingdom, unit labour cost growth in industry remained negative in the fourth quarter of 2007.

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