OECD Employment Outlook - 2007 Edition (O E C D Employment Outlook)

As ageing populations put more downward pressure on economic growth in the coming decades, it is essential that OECD countries improve labour market performance. This edition of OECD's annual report on labour markets brings the reader not only detailed information on recent labour market developments, but also in-depth analysis of the effects of various policy measures and prospects through 2007. The analysis includes coverage of labour markets in OECD Countries as well as in Brazil, China, India and Russia; labour market policies and productivity; the vulnerability of OECD workers in the global economy, and the employment effect of financing social protection. This book includes StatLinks, URLs which link statistical tables and graphs to Excel spreadsheets on the internet.Table of Content : Editorial: Addressing the Globalisation Paradox Chapter 1. Labour Markets in Brazil, China, India, and Russia and Recent Labour Market Developments and Prospects in OECD Countries Chapter 2. More Jobs but Less Productive? The Impact of Labour Market Policies on Productivity Chapter 3. OECD Workers in the Global Economy: Increasingly Vulnerable? Chapter 4. Financing Social Protection: The Employment Effect Chapter 5. Activating the Unemployed: What Countries Do? Statistical Annex -Standardised Unemployment Rates -Employment/Population Ratios, Activity and Unemployment Rates -Employment/Population Ratios, Activity and Unemployment Rates by Selected Age Groups -Employment/Population Ratios, Activity and Unemployment Rates by Educational Attainment -Incidence and Composition of Part-Time Employment -Earnings Dispersion, Gender Wage Gap, and Incidenct of Low Pay -Average Annual Wages in the Total Economy -Public Expenditure and Participant Stocks in Labour Market Programmes in OECD Countries