All developed economies have unemployment benefit programs to protect workers against major income losses during spells … of unemployment. By enabling unemployed workers to meet basic consumption needs, the programs protect workers from having … recessions. If benefits are too generous, however, the programs can lengthen unemployment and raise the unemployment rate. The …

The youth population bulge is often mentioned in discussions of youth unemployment and unrest in developing countries … unemployment is mixed. It should not be assumed that declines in the relative size of the youth population will translate into … falling youth unemployment in coming decades without further policy measures to improve the youth labor market. …

Measuring employment and unemployment is essential for economic policy. Internationally agreed measures (e.g. headcount … employment and unemployment rates based on standard definitions) enhance comparability across time and space, but changes in real …

In many countries, reducing unemployment is among the most important policy goals. In this context, monitoring job …

Evidence suggests that productivity would be much higher and unemployment much lower if the supply of and demand for …

and 2013, the unemployment rate increased dramatically, from 5% to 15.5%, and the labor force participation rate declined … economy, helping to moderate impacts on unemployment via a reduction in overall labor supply. As the crisis deepened, long …-term unemployment escalated. However, since 2013, there is clear evidence of a recovery in the labor market with unemployment, both …