German women work less than French women
By Hélène Périvier and Gregory Verdugo In terms of the employment rate, French women work less than German women: in 2017 the employment rate of women […]
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Beyond the unemployment rate. An international comparison since the crisis
By Bruno Ducoudré and Pierre Madec According to figures from the French statistics institute (INSEE) published on 12 May 2017, non-agricultural commercial employment in France increased […]
Could Trump really re-industrialize the United States?
By Sarah Guillou Callicles to Socrates: “What you say is of no interest to me, and I will continue to act as I have previously, […]
Unemployment: beyond the (good) figures from France’s job centre
Analysis and Forecasting Department (France team) The 60,000 person decline in March for the number of people registered in Category A at France’s Pôle emploi […]
Matteo Renzi’s Jobs Act: A very guarded optimism
By Céline Antonin At a time when the subject of labour market reform has aroused passionate debate in France, Italy is drawing some initial lessons […]
The labour market on the road to recovery
By Bruno Ducoudré A look at the figures just published by France’s Pôle Emploi job centre for the month of September 2015 shows that the […]
Part-time work
By Françoise Milewski Part-time work as a share of total employment has increased significantly. This increase was limited in the 1970s and then accelerated in […]
How can a basic income be defended?
By Guillaume Allègre Following the submission of 125,000 signatures collected by organizations supporting the introduction of a basic income, Swiss citizens will vote in a […]
Has the 35-hour work week really “weighed down” the French economy?
By Eric Heyer Did the Aubry laws introducing the 35-hour work week in France between 1998 and 2002 really make French business less competitive and […]
The trend in unemployment: no reversal in sight
By Bruno Ducoudré The government has announced that the trend in unemployment will be reversed by the end of 2013. The number of jobseekers registered […]