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OECD Employment Outlook 2020

 

Webinar: OECD Employment Outlook 2020

Wednesday, July 8, 2020

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

 

View a recording of the webinar

 

The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. In the first months of the crisis, the shock to the labor market has been severe: the OECD-wide unemployment rate rose from 5.3% to 8.4% as companies in non-essential sectors laid-off workers, froze hiring, and put most of their workforce on hold through subsidized job retention schemes. 

At the same time, an unprecedented number of workers have shifted to working from home, while the “Class of Corona” — this year’s graduates — are leaving schools and universities with poor chances of finding employment or work experience. And despite the labor market and social policy responses taken by governments around the globe to shield households and businesses from the economic fallout, uncertainty about future labor market developments is large as the risk of new outbreaks still looms.

  • What are OECD countries doing to sustain individuals, households and companies, and what policies are working best?  
  • How is the crisis impacting low-income workers, minorities, youth, the self-employed, and women? 
  • How can labor market policies support a strong recovery and help minimize permanent scars? 
  • What can businesses do to help rebuild a dynamic labor market?  
  • How can skills be boosted, and how can vocational education and training facilitate school-to-work transitions? 

Join us on July 8 for a presentation of the OECD’s latest Employment Outlook, and a discussion with senior economists from the OECD,  AFL-CIO and further speakers to be announced.

Speakers:

  • Stefano Scarpetta, Director, Employment, Labor and Social Affairs, OECD
  • Bill Spriggs, Chief Economist, AFL-CIO
  • More speakers to be announced.

For more information, please contact danny.ryan@oecd.org

 

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