This article presents new stylized facts on the incidence of low pay and mobility out of low pay for 13 European countries and the USA. Women, the young, the less skilled, and part-timers are generally most at risk, as are those who work in retail, hotels, catering, and personal services....

Rapid and radical changes in the labour markets of developed economies have had profound implications for the welfare and well-being of their citizens. This Assessment argues that there is still considerable divergence in labour-market processes and outcomes across countries. This is likely to...