Press Release: OECD urges more dynamic government policies on employment and incomes

OECD countries urgently need to get more people into paid employment if they want to boost living standards and keep welfare systems afloat. They can do this by moving away from policies that discourage people from working and companies from hiring and by doing more to raise workers’ skills.

That is the message from the 2006 edition of the OECD’s annual Employment Outlook and an accompanying report, Boosting Jobs and Incomes.