present a comprehensive statistical and econometric analysis of employment, unemployment and participation in Poland in the … with some policy prescriptions. At the moment Poland exhibits the highest unemployment rate in OECD and one of the lowest … increase of unemployment in 1998- 1999 and its later persistence. We find that the supply-side characteristics and sectoral …

years, accompanied by a steep rise in unemployment, which would be around 11.5% in 2010 in the euro area. However, labour … soften the impact of much higher unemployment levels on Europe's potential rate of growth in the future. …

, in many African countries, unemployment rates are low and growth is seldom jobless. Regrettably, most of the poor work … long hours and cannot make ends meet while the violation of basic human rights is not uncommon. Again, youth unemployment …, demography and institutions). Thus, at all stages of development, forcing economic production to spread evenly across areas is …

Development of methodology for deriving the monthly unemployment statistics directly from the quarterly Labour Force … allow assessment of short-term trends in unemployment measured according to the criteria of the International Labour …

, the local human capital level reduces unemployment for both men and women. We also find that less educated workers …

, supported employment and direct job creation measures show the most favourable results, both, in terms of reduced unemployment … reducing unemployment than other ALMP policies. Moreover, the positive effects seem to be particularly beneficial for the low …