8. Out of Work: Unemployment

For the latest data and analysis of unemployment by age and gender refer to the International Labour Office website at www.ilo.org

For an analysis of the historical, global, and differential impact (in trems of gender, age, skill, etc) of the 2008-9 recession consult the article by S. Verick and I. Islam (2010) 'The Great Recession of 2008-2009: Causes, Consequences and Policy Responses', Institute of for the Study of Labour, Bonn, Discussion paper No. 4934 that can be downloaded at www.ftp.iza.org/dp4934.pdf