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International Migration Outlook 2009: United States country note

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13-Nov-2009

This country note together with a standardised table describes recent trends in migration movements and policies.

G20 Summit: Framework for Strong, Sustainable and Balanced Growth

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25-Sep-2009

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

Secretary-General Gurría called for the need to agree on common international targets in areas such as innovation and green growth predicting "they could become the overarching umbrella for the G20 Framework’s ...

OECD-G20: International standards on structural policies key to emerging from crisis

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25-Sep-2009

Secretary-General Gurría called for the need to agree on common international targets in areas such as innovation and green growth predicting "they could become the overarching umbrella for the G20 Framework’s ...

OECD and the Pittsburgh G20 Summit - boosting jobs, reshaping the global economy

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25-Sep-2009

G20 and the OECD: Helping the unemployed and getting economies moving again was among the most pressing challenges facing the G20 leaders at their Summit in Pittsburgh. The OECD is already working on a broad range of the issues under discussion.

Employment Outlook 2009 Country Notes: United States

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16-Sep-2009

The OECD Employment Outlook 2009 indicates that the early stages of the economic recovery will be too muted to result in strong job creation. As a result, the US unemployment rate is expected to continue to rise to a little above 10% and to remain at that level through 2010.

Doing Better for Children: Highlights for the United States

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01-Sep-2009

The United States should spend more on young children and disadvantaged teenagers to improve poor child health, poor basic education and high rates of child poverty, according to the OECD’s first report on child well-being "Doing Better for Children ".

Spend early on children, says OECD

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01-Sep-2009

Governments should invest more money on children in the first six years of their lives to reduce social inequality and help all children, especially the most vulnerable, have happier lives, according to the OECD’s first ever report on child well-being in its 30 member countries.

Keep doors open to migrant workers to meet long-term labour needs, says OECD

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30-Jun-2009

The economic crisis is likely to cause the first major fall in the number of migrants coming to work in OECD countries since the 1980s, according to a new OECD report.

Pensions at a Glance 2009: Highlights for the US

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23-Jun-2009

The United States’ private pension funds have been heavily hit by the financial crisis, with real losses of 26.2% in 2008... Nearly one in four US seniors live in poverty on international measures. This is the fifth highest old-age poverty in the OECD countries just under double the OECD average

Society at a Glance 2009 - OECD Social Indicators: Key findings for the United States

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04-May-2009

Adult height, health care, net national income, child poverty, fertility, eating time and leisure time of men and women, etc. Society at a Glance 2009  also provides a special chapter examines leisure time across