Sheena Yoon

International Labour Organization | ILO · Economic and Labour Market Analysis Department

This Chapter of the World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2018 (available at www.ilo.org) investigates the long-term trends in the reallocation of employment across sectors, and assesses their implications for overall working conditions and employment arrangements. Results show that differences in working conditions are sizeable across sector...

This chapter of the World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2018 (available at www.ilo.org) provides an overview of the labour market challenges posed by a fast ageing global population. It shows that, while the ratio of potential retirees per person participating in the labour market is expected to increase markedly by 2030, the average age of...

Given the heterogeneity of labour market and social outcomes across regions around the world, this chapter discusses recent economic and labour market developments across and within five ILO regions, highlighting the main challenges to the short-term employment and social prospects. An assessment of the latest trends and projections for unemploymen...

This edition examines the current state of the labour market, assessing the most recent developments and making global and regional projections of unemployment, vulnerable employment and working poverty. It also investigates the implications of trends in sectoral employment distribution and the aging of the labour force on conditions of employment.

This report examines the global and regional labour market trends and gaps, including in labour force participation rates, unemployment rates, employment status as well as sectoral and occupational segregation. It also presents a global in-depth analysis of the key drivers of female labour force participation by investigating the personal preferenc...

With gender gaps continuing to be one of the most pressing labour market and social challenges facing the global community, Chapter 1 quantifies the magnitudes of gender gaps in the world of work and how they compare across regions through a detailed account of gaps in labour force participation gaps, unemployment rates for women and men, status in...

This chapter aims to provide a deeper understanding of their underlying drivers of gender gaps. Accordingly, Chapter 2 discusses the descriptive findings from the Gallup–ILO 2017 study and develops a framework for analysing the drivers and mechanisms underlying gender gaps in the labour market. This framework is then applied in a manner to quantify...

Given the number of overlapping and inter-connected drivers existing that shape gender gaps, a multifaceted and comprehensive framework is required to address the root causes that are in line with international labour standards. With this in mind, Chapter 3 outlines a series of policy recommendations in an effort to improve labour market outcomes a...

This chapter will assess both across and within regions (i) recent economic and labour market developments; and (ii) short-term employment and social prospects.

Against the backdrop of a rather disappointing economic performance in 2016 and the below-trend outlook for 2017, Chapter 1 assesses the ability of the economy to (i) generate a sufficient number of jobs, (ii) improve the quality of employment for those with a job, and (iii) ensure that the gains of growth are shared in an inclusive manner. The cha...

This edition takes stock of the current global labour market situation, assessing the most recent employment developments and forecasting unemployment levels in developed, emerging and developing countries. It also focuses on trends in job quality, paying particular attention to working poverty and vulnerable employment.

The report provides updated figures on global and regional youth unemployment. It also looks at working poverty rates, decent work opportunities in both developed and developing economies as well as gender inequalities and migration trends among young people.