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February 2013

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   Global Employment Trends 2013

   Skills mismatches hurt job creation prospects

   04 February 2013

   The crisis has forced millions of workers to seek new jobs but their skills are often not those that employers are seeking, and this skills mismatch is driving up unemployment levels.

December 2012

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   Global Wage Report 2012/13

   Wage growth slows globally despite increases in emerging countries

   07 December 2012

   New ILO figures show a continuing slowdown in global wages in developed countries and some resilience in emerging economies.

November 2012

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   Measuring unemployment

   Youth jobs count – but how?

   02 November 2012

   The latest EU figures show a further increase in youth unemployment, but there has been some debate in the past over whether to express those levels in rates rather than ratios. What is the difference between the two, and which, if any, is a more precise measurement?