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In 2022, the cultural sector in the EU employed 7.7 million people, representing 3.8% of total employment. Compared with 2021, it indicated a 4.5% increase from 7.4 million. The share of people employed in the cultural sector increased in 19 EU members and fell in the other 8. The most significant increases were recorded in […]

Southern Europe has again been ravaged by wildfires and scorching temperatures, bringing firefighters into the spotlight.Among EU countries for which reliable data are available, Greece, Estonia, and Cyprus registered the highest share of firefighters in their national employment, with shares of abo

Policy recommendations Rising labour shortages reflect structural shifts, including the digital and green transitions, as well as a cyclical component in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

In the past decades, Western European societies have become increasingly diverse due to international migration. In countries such as Germany, France, Belgium and the Netherlands, immigrants and...

Unemployment rate in the OECD falls further to 5.1% in March 2022

The unemployment rate in the OECD fell further to 5.1% in March 2022, from 5.2% in February. This represents a continuation of a positive trend for the OECD and the 11th consecutive month of falling or stable unemployment, keeping it below the pre-pandemic rate of 5.3% recorded in February 2020 (Figure 1). Indeed, the unemployment ...

Data and research on unemployment including harmonised unemployment rates, unemployment rates by age and gender, employment rate, quarterly unit labour costs, population growth rates., Unemployment rate in the OECD falls further to 5.1% in March 2022

The monthly unemployment rate in the OECD area was stable at 5.3% in January 2022, the same rate that was recorded in February 2020 just before the pandemic (see Figure 1) and the lowest level since the start of the series in 2001. The number of unemployed workers in the OECD, at 35.9 million remained ...

Unemployment rate in the OECD area drops further to 5.4% in December 2021 Download the entire news release (graphs and tables included, PDF) 8 Feb

Data and research on unemployment including harmonised unemployment rates, unemployment rates by age and gender, employment rate, quarterly unit labour costs, population growth rates., Unemployment rate in the OECD area falls further to 5.5% in November 2021