Employment and unemployment in figures
Over 40 million unemployed in the OECD area, around 8 million more than before the crisis.
Long-term unemployment rate
More than 1 in 3 of the unemployed have been out of work for a year or more, that is 13.3 million people, and the size of this group has increased by 55% since 2007.
Average OECD employment rate is 66.2%, but varies greatly among countries.
Employment rate of low-skilled workers
Low-skilled workers cumulate low employment rates with poor outcomes in earnings quality, labour market security and working environment quality, while high-skilled workers have access to more jobs and the best quality jobs along all three dimensions.
Employment rate of prime-age women
Prime-age men are more than 21% more likely to be engaged in work for pay and profit than prime-age women in the OECD area. But, there are large differences between countries.
Employment rate of older people
At 58% on average in the OECD area, average employment rate of workers aged 55-64 is far below than that of prime-age workers.
Migrant employment rate
64.7% of foreign born migrants are employed in OECD, compared to 67.7% for natives.
NEET rates of youth
1 in 6 youth across OECD countries are neither in employment, education nor training, and around half of these are not actively looking for work.
80% of youth who are NEET (neither in employment, education nor training) hold at the best an upper secondary qualification.
On average in the OECD area, a full-time employee at the 90th percentile earns more than 3 times more than one at the 10th percentile.
Gender wage gap
Women earn significantly less than men: - 15% less on average.
Poor quality workplaces - Workers experiencing job strain
A poor working environment can double the risk of work-related health problems. On average, 35% of all workers experience job strain at the workplace.
Adults with poor literacy skills
On average, 15.5% of adults possess poor literacy skills. Participation in adult education is twice as high in Northern Europe as in Southern Europe.