The financial crisis has resulted in a substantial increase in unemployment in the OECD. This paper shows that this … increase has reversed the reduction in structural unemployment which has been estimated to have occurred in most OECD countries … since the late 1990s. Structural unemployment is defined as a time-varying NAIRU derived from the information contained in a …

struggling to emerge from the crisis. Reflecting the weakness of this traditional sector, which is labour intensive, unemployment … construction sector.<p> To tackle high and persistent unemployment and thus stave off social exclusion, Ireland needs to further …

empirically-proven to help regain employment; this will require systematic and rigorous evaluation of labour-market programmes and …

, due to a sharp decline in the results of the most highly disadvantaged students. The unemployment rate for the 20-24 age … and youth employment services enhanced. This Working Paper relates to the 2013 OECD Economic Review of France (www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/France). …

This paper analyses the age structure of employment rates across OECD countries with a focus on France. The statistical … contribution of each age group to total unemployment-rate differentials is also computed. An estimate of the sensitivity of age …-specific unemployment rates to the economic cycle is provided for OECD countries. France is one of the OECD countries having the highest …

nation’s potential output. Boosting employment prospects is also critical, as the country will soon be ageing at a fast pace …. Despite long working hours, labour utilisation is only average due to structurally low employment rates, particularly at both … ends of the age spectrum, with some marked regional differences. The female employment rate is especially low, in part due …