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Une embellie sur le marché du travail en 1987

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[fre] En 1987, la population active se stabilise sous l'effet de mouvements opposés: d'un côté la population en âge de travailler continue à augmenter et la participation des femmes adultes à la vie active s'étend ; de l'autre, l'activité juvénile se réduit fortement. Le nombre des emplois a augmenté plus que les prévisions du printemps dernier ne le laissaient supposer. Le travail temporaire a progressé vivement, le temps partiel a repris, les stages d'initiation à la vie professionnelle ont continué à s'étendre. Dans le secteur des services marchands, l'emploi s'accroît ainsi de près de 4%. En revanche, dans l'industrie, les effectifs se réduisent de 2,5 %. Pour la première fois depuis quinze ans, le chômage baisse sensiblement : - 5,3 % de mars 1987 à mars 1988, soit 135000 personnes. . Le chômage des hommes âgés de 25 à 49 ans fléchit, en raison de la progression de l'emploi et des stages. Ces facteurs ont également bénéficié aux femmes du même âge. Pourtant, le nombre des chômeuses de 25 à 49 ans parvient seulement à se stabiliser. Les femmes participant de manière croissante à la vie active, la reprise de l'emploi a juste permis d'absorber l'accroissement de la main d'œuvre féminine d'âge adulte. . Le chômage des moins de 25 ans chute dans des proportions encore plus importantes {- 12%). Les jeunes prolongent leurs études au sein du système scolaire plus que par le passé et le nombre de stagiaires suivant une formation professionnelle s'accroît. . Une ombre au tableau toutefois : de plus en plus de « chômeurs découragés » inscrits à l'ANPE ne sont plus sur le marché du travail : 70 000 en mars 1986, plus de 140 000 en mars 1988. Il s'agit, pour près des deux tiers, de personnes âgées de 50 ans ou plus. [spa] Una mejoria en el mercado laboral en 1987 - En 1987, la población activa se estabilizó bajo el efecto de movimientos opuestos : por un lado, la población en edad de trabajar continuó aumentando y la participación de las mujeres adultas en la vida activa se extendió; por el otro, la actividad juvenil se redujo considerablemente. El número de empresas se incrementó mes de lo que dejaban suponer las previsiones hechas en la primavera pasada. El trabajo temporario aumentó mucho, el trabajo a tiempo parcial reapareció, los periodos de prácticas destinados a la iniciación a la vida profesional continuaron extendiendose. En el sector de servicios comerciales el empleo se acrecentó en un 4%. Por el contrario, en la industria los efectivos se redujeron en un 2,5%. Por primera vez desde hace 15 años el desempleo bajó sensiblemente : 5,3 % desde marzo de 1987 hasta marzo de 1988, o sea un total de 135.000 personas. . El desempleo de varones de 25 a 49 a nos de edad disminuyó a causa de la progresión del empleo y de los periodis de prâcticas. Tales acciones beneficiaron igualmente a las mujeres de la misma edad ; sin embargo, el número de desempleades de 25 a 49 años logró a penas estabilizarse. Las mujeres participan de manera creciente en la vida activa, el despegue de la actividad laboral permitió solo absorber el acrecentamiento de la mano de obra adulta femenina. . La desocupación de los menores de 25 anos disminuyó en proporciones aún mas importantes (-12%). Los jóvenes prolongan sus estudios en el sistema escolar mas que antes y el número de practicantes que prosiguen una formación profesional se acrecienta. . No obstante, una sombra aparece en este cuadro : un numéro cada vez mayor de trabajadores desalentados dejan de figurar en el mercado del trabajo - 70.000 en marzo de 1986 y mes de 140.000 en marzo de 1988 - Se trata, en una proporciôn de casi dos tercios, de personas de 50 anos o mâs de edad. [eng] The Improvement in the Labour Market in 1987 - In 1987, the working population became stable due to two opposite effects : on the one hand there was an increasing number of people who were of age to work and adult women took a larger share in employment; on the other hand there was a marked decrease in the number of young workers. There were more jobs than the forecasts of the preceding spring had led to believe. Temporary work gained a lot of ground, part time work picked up, and the training periods to prepare for professional life continued to spread. Thus, in the sector of marketable services, employement rose by nearly 4%. In industries, on the contrary, the working force dropped by 2.5 %. For the first time in 15 years, unemployment decreased noticeably : there was a 5.3 % drop, that is 135,000 less unemployed people, between March 1987 and March 1988. . Unemployment of men between the ages of 25 and 49 fell off, due to the rising number of jobs and training periods. This factor was also beneficial to women within the same age bracket. However, the number of unemployed women between the ages of 25 and . 49 only managed to become stable. Since women took a growing share in the working life of the nation, the recovery of employment made it just possible to absorb the increase in adult female labour. . The drop in the unemployment of young people under 25 (-12%) was even more dramatic. Young people stayed longer at school than their elders and the number of trainees acquiring a skill rose. . The only negative point, however, was that more and more dispirited unemployed people who were on the lists of ANPE, that is the French National Employment Agency, were no longer on the labour market. 70,000 had dropped out of it in March 1986, compared to more than 140,000 in March 1988. Nearly two thirds of these people were 50 years old or older.

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  • Thierry Lacroix, 1988. "Une embellie sur le marché du travail en 1987," Économie et Statistique, Programme National Persée, vol. 215(1), pages 5-14.
  • Handle: RePEc:prs:ecstat:estat_0336-1454_1988_num_215_1_5255
    DOI: 10.3406/estat.1988.5255
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    1. Brigitte Belloc & Thierry Lacroix, 1989. "L'emploi industriel cesse de décliner en 1988," Économie et Statistique, Programme National Persée, vol. 220(1), pages 11-21.

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