What can the Belgian and
Flemish Labour Market learn from the German and Swedish experience
Maria Jepsen, ETUI
Arbeitsmarktcongress 2011
Leuven, 12.12.2011
Outline
● Current situation
● Specific groups : youth, women, older workers
● The right combination?
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1. Combining job quality and employment, 2010
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Corr=0,69
0 0,1 0,2 0,3 0,4 0,5 0,6 0,7 0,8 0,9
45,0 50,0 55,0 60,0 65,0 70,0 75,0 80,0
SE BE
DE
Employment rates
Job Q ua lity in de x
Source: Leschke and Watt (forthcoming)
Preliminary results on country-specific rankings on job quality sub-indices, 2010
1. Wages
2. Invol. Non Standard Employment
3. WLB and Working Time
4. Working Conditions 5. Skills and Career
Development 6. Collective Interest
Representation
Germany Sweden Belgium
Source: Leschke and Watt (forthcoming)
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-6,0 -4,0 -2,0 0,0 2,0 4,0 6,0 8,0 10,0
PT UK ES IT RO SL CY FR EU27 DK HU NL LU BG BE CZ IE SF MT DE SK AT PO SE LV LT EE GDP percentage change employment: percentage point changes unemployment: percentage point changes
Source: Eurostat (2011) Labour Force Survey and National Accounts. Age: 16-64. Note: incomplete data for BG.
1. GDP, employment and unemployment rates, 2011Q2
(change compared to 2010Q2)
1. Distribution of wages
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Source: Kempelmann and Rycx (2011)
1. Distribution of wages
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Source: Kempelmann and Rycx (2011)
2. Employment rates, 15-24
0,0 10,0 20,0 30,0 40,0 50,0 60,0
Axis Title Belgium
Germany (including former GDR from 1991)
Sweden
Source: Eurostat (2011) Labour Force Survey.
2. Employment rates, 55-64
0,0 10,0 20,0 30,0 40,0 50,0 60,0 70,0 80,0
Belgium
Germany (including former GDR from 1991)
Sweden
Source: Eurostat (2011) Labour Force Survey.
2. Female employment rates, 15-64
0,0 10,0 20,0 30,0 40,0 50,0 60,0 70,0 80,0
Belgium
Germany (including former GDR from 1991)
Sweden