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• Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Staff

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OECD employment outlook 2011

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• Table of Contents; Acronyms and abbreviations; Editorial Unfinished Business: Investing in Youth; Chapter 1. Income Support for the Unemployed: How Well Has the Safety-Net Held Up During the "Great Recession"?; Key findings; Introduction; 1. What was the impact of the "Great Recession" on OECD labour markets?; Overall labour market conditions; Figure 1.1. The labour market impact of the crisis and early recovery periods has differed greatly across countries; Figure 1.2. Comparing unemployment rate trajectories during previous downturns and the "Great Recession"
• Figure 1.3. The responsiveness of unemployment and hours to declining output varied considerably across OECD countriesFigure 1.4. Falling employment has particularly affected youth, low-skilled and men; Figure 1.5. Falling employment largely took the form of rising unemployment, rather than labour force withdrawal, 2007Q4-2010Q4; Figure 1.6. Unemployment rates and broader measures of labour market slack are receding slowly, but long-term unemployment continues to rise; How much has long-term unemployment built up?
• Figure 1.7. Evolution of unemployment rates by duration in selected countries,a 2007Q1 to 2010Q4Box 1.1. A historical perspective on the dramatic increase in US long-term unemployment in the wake of the "Great Recession"; Figure: Incidence of long-term unemployment and unemployment rate in the United States, 1976Q1 to 2010Q4; Do the resources available to help job losers measure up to the size of the challenge?; Figure 1.8. The risk of long-term unemployment rose most for men, youth and medium-skilled workers
• Figure 1.9. Spending on labour market programmes was relatively low in 2007 in most countries where unemployment subsequently rose sharplyFigure 1.10. Anticipated and realised changes in the resources devoted to labour market policy, 2009 to 2011; 2. What social safety nets were in place when the recession began and how have they changed?; Box 1.2. Preserving employment through short-time work (STW) schemes; Figure: Average monthly STW take-up rate in selected years; Unemployment benefit programmes; Table 1.1. Level of unemployment benefits by duration of the unemployment spell
• Social assistance programmesFigure 1.11. Impact of recent changes in the level and maximum duration of unemployment benefits on overall generosity; Figure 1.12. Net income of social assistance recipients relative to median and alternative relative poverty lines, 2007 and 2009; 3. Were social safety nets responsive to rising unemployment during the recession?; Changes in social spending from 2007 to 2009; Figure 1.13. Change in social benefit spending during the 2008-09 crisis compared with the average historical response in OECD countries
• Figure 1.14. Change in general government expenditures between 2007 and 2009
• The OECD Employment Outlook is an annual publication that surveys labour market conditions in OECD countries and analyses issues of interest to researchers and policy makers. The 2011 issue highlights policy issues related to: the recent economic crisis and the adequacy of income support for the unemployed; social protection and labour markets in emerging economies; earnings volatility; and qualifications mismatch. In the wake of the global economic crisis, the question of how unemployment benefits and other income support schemes can best cushion income losses during a deep recession is exami
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