The OECD Employment Outlook provides an annual assessment of key labour market developments and prospects in OECD member countries. Each edition also contains several chapters focusing on specific aspects of how labour markets function and the implications for policy in order to promote more and better jobs. The 2019 edition is devoted to the future of work. The chapters cover: how technology, globalisation, population ageing, and other megatrends are transforming the labour market of OECD countries; new evidence on recent changes in job stability, underemployment and the share of well-paid jobs; and the implications of these developments for: labour market regulation; collective bargaining and social dialogue; lifelong learning policies; and social protection. The first chapter provides an overview of the main messages.
The OECD Employment Outlook 2019 is the joint work of staff of the Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs. The whole Outlook has also greatly benefited from comments from other OECD directorates and contributions from national government delegates. However, its assessments of each country’s labour market prospects do not necessarily correspond to those made by the national authorities concerned.
This report was edited by Andrea Bassanini and Stijn Broecke, and is based on contributions from Andrea Bassanini, Stijn Broecke and Paolo Falco (Chapter 1), Paolo Falco (Chapter 2), Paolo Falco, Andrew Green, Duncan MacDonald and Andrea Salvatori (Chapter 3), Andrea Bassanini and Stijn Broecke (Chapter 4), Sandrine Cazes, Andrea Garnero and Chloé Touzet (Chapter 5), Alessia Forti and Glenda Quintini (Chapter 6), and Rodrigo Fernandez, Raphaela Hyee, Herwig Immervoll and Daniele Pacifico (Chapter 7). Daniel Alonso Soto provided specific contributions on emerging economies in Chapter 2 and Maciej Lis and Marius Luske provided specific contributions on pension issues in Chapter 7. Research assistance was provided by Sébastien Martin and Agnès Puymoyen. Editorial assistance was provided by Natalie Corry, Lucy Hulett, Anna Irvin Sigal and Katerina Kodlova.
This edition of the OECD Employment Outlook is dedicated to the memory of Alan Krueger, a friend and a lasting source of inspiration for all of us.