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Trends in economic inactivity across the OECD: The importance of the local dimension and a spotlight on the United Kingdom

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  • Jonathan Barr
  • Elena Magrini
  • Michela Meghnagi

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As unemployment rates have reached historical lows across many OECD countries, it is important to focus on the economically inactive – that is people who are neither in a job nor seeking work. This paper reviews recent trends in economic inactivity across the OECD, focusing on places and people. The paper demonstrates the importance of moving beyond national averages to understand which regions and cities have higher levels of economic inactivity. It then looks at regional economic inactivity trends across cities in the United Kingdom (UK).

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  • Jonathan Barr & Elena Magrini & Michela Meghnagi, 2019. "Trends in economic inactivity across the OECD: The importance of the local dimension and a spotlight on the United Kingdom," OECD Local Economic and Employment Development (LEED) Papers 2019/09, OECD Publishing.
    • Handle: RePEc:oec:cfeaaa:2019/09-en
    DOI: 10.1787/cd51acab-en
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    Keywords

    disadvantaged groups; labour market participation; regional disparities;
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    JEL classification:

    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
    • J62 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Job, Occupational and Intergenerational Mobility; Promotion
    • I26 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Returns to Education

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