Thursday, February 27, 2014
Tweet[IWS] Daily Postings: NO MESSAGES until 10 MARCH 2014
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Cornell University
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New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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[IWS] WorldatWork: LEVERAGING A GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR BETTER COMPENSATION DECISIONS [December 2013, online February 2014]
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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WorldatWork (Total Rewards Association)
White Paper
LEVERAGING A GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR BETTER COMPENSATION DECISIONS [December 2013, online February 2014]
By Justin Hampton, CCP
http://www.worldatwork.org/waw/adimLink?id=74770
[full-text, 12 pages]
Organizations with a workforce that is spread across a large geography are faced with the challenge of maintaining competitive
job rates in local markets. For companies with a large operational workforce, even slight changes in pay rates can result in significant payroll expenses.
Leveraging a Geographic Information System (GIS) helps the compensation administrator better understand
the local market and remain competitive. This white paper is intended for organizations with a large geographic presence that market price jobs or review
market data at a local level.
CONTENTS
4 | Overview
5 | Geographic Information Systems
6 | Populating a Geographic Information System With Data
7 | Using GIS to Ensure Internal Equity Within a Region
8 | Implementation of a Geographic Information System
9 | Limitations
10 | Conclusion
11 | About the Author
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Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Tweet[IWS] Census: NONCITIZENS UNDER AGE 35: 2010-2012 [26 February 2014]
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
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New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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Census
American Community Survey Briefs
ACSBR/12-06
NONCITIZENS UNDER AGE 35: 2010-2012 [26 February 2014]
By Yesenia D. Acosta, Luke J. Larsen, and Elizabeth M. Grieco
http://www.census.gov/prod/2014pubs/acsbr12-06.pdf
Press Release 26 February 2014
Census Bureau Highlights Young Noncitizen Population in the U.S.
http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/american_community_survey_acs/cb14-34.html
More than three out of five noncitizens under age 35 have been in the U.S. for five years or more, with a majority coming before they were 18 years old, according to a new brief released today from the U.S. Census Bureau. Most of these immigrants — about 80 percent — were young adults from 18 to 34.
The brief Noncitizens Under Age 35: 2010-2012 uses multiyear data from the American Community Survey to present demographic and socio-economic information about the noncitizen population under age 35. Noncitizens include legal permanent residents, temporary migrants, unauthorized immigrants and other resident statuses. The American Community Survey does not include a question on legal status of a resident; therefore, the brief compares only the characteristics of citizens with noncitizens.
"This brief gives an overview of some common characteristics of the younger noncitizen population," said Elizabeth Grieco, chief of the Census Bureau's Foreign-Born Population Branch. "The statistics provide new insight into the composition of this unique group."
School Enrollment
Almost one-third of the 2.6 million noncitizens age 18 to 24 living in the U.S. were enrolled in college. Among 18- to 24-year-old noncitizens born in Asia, 65 percent were enrolled in college, followed by those born in Europe (54 percent), Africa (54 percent) and the Latin America and Caribbean region (18 percent).
Geographic Distribution and Region of Birth
Nationwide, noncitizens under age 35 represented about one-fourth (26 percent) of the total foreign-born population. At the state level, this proportion varied from about one out of five (18 percent) to two out of five (41 percent). Traditional immigration gateway states like California, Texas, New York and Florida account for the majority of noncitizens under 35.
More than 64 percent of the 10.3 million noncitizens in the U.S. under the age of 35 were born in Latin America and the Caribbean. Asia (23 percent) made up the second highest group of under age 35 noncitizens in the U.S., followed by Europe (6 percent).
Other findings include:
- California had 2.3 million noncitizens under age 35, the most of any state. Following California were Texas (1.3 million), New York (916,000), Florida (747,000) and Illinois (450,000).
- Metropolitan areas with the largest number of noncitizens under age 35 included New York (1.2 million) and Los Angeles (927,000), with Chicago, Dallas, Houston and Miami all at about 400,000.
Labor Force
Among the civilian population, citizens age 25 to 34 (83 percent) were more likely than noncitizens of the same age range (75 percent) to be in the labor force. In addition, of those in the labor force, 65 percent of citizens compared with 60 percent of noncitizens were employed full time, year-round.
Other findings include:
- Noncitizens in the civilian labor force age 25 to 34 were more likely to work in service occupations (27 percent); followed by management, business, science and arts occupations (25 percent); and natural resources, construction and maintenance occupations (20 percent).
- Citizens in the civilian labor force age 25 to 34 were more likely to work in management, business, science and arts occupations (39 percent); sales and office occupations (25 percent); and service occupations (18 percent).
About the American Community Survey
The American Community Survey provides a wide range of important statistics about all communities in the country. The American Community Survey gives communities the current information they need to plan investments and services. Retailers, homebuilders, police departments, and town and city planners are among the many private- and public-sector decision makers who count on these annual results.
Ever since Thomas Jefferson directed the first census in 1790, the census has collected detailed characteristics about our nation's people. Questions about jobs and the economy were added 20 years later under James Madison, who said such information would allow Congress to "adapt the public measures to the particular circumstances of the community," and over the decades allow America "an opportunity of marking the progress of the society."
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Note: Statistics from sample surveys are subject to sampling and nonsampling error. All comparisons made in this report have been tested and found to be statistically significant at the 90 percent confidence level, unless otherwise noted. Please consult the tables for specific margins of error. For more information, go to <http://www.census.gov/acs/www/data_documentation/documentation_main/>.
See <http://www.census.gov/acs/www/data_documentation/2012_release/> for more information on changes affecting the 2010 — 2012 statistics. See <http://www.census.gov/acs/www/guidance_for_data_users/comparing_2012/> for guidance on comparing 2010 — 2012 American Community Survey statistics with previous years.
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[IWS] GAO: RETIREMENT SECURITY: TRENDS IN MARRIAGE AND WORK PATTERNS MAY INCREASE ECONOMIC VULNERABILITY FOR SOME RETIREES [Public Release 26 February 2014]
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
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U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Retirement Security: Trends in Marriage and Work Patterns May Increase Economic Vulnerability for Some Retirees GAO-14-33: Published: Jan 15, 2014. Publicly Released: Feb 26, 2014
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-14-33
or
http://www.gao.gov/assets/670/660202.pdf
[full-text, 89 pages]
What GAO Found
Over the last 50 years, the composition and work patterns of the American household have changed dramatically. During this period, the proportion of unmarried and never-married individuals in the population increased steadily as couples chose to marry at later ages and live together prior to marriage. At the same time, the proportion of single-parent households more than doubled. These trends were more pronounced for individuals with lower levels of income and education and for certain racial and ethnic groups. Over the same period, labor force participation among married women nearly doubled.
Taken together, these trends have resulted in a decline in the receipt of spousal and survivor benefits and married women contributing more to household retirement savings. From 1960 through 2011, the percentage of women aged 62 and older receiving Social Security benefits based purely on their spouse's (or deceased spouse's) work record declined from 56 to 25. At the same time, the percentage of women receiving benefits based purely on their own work records rose from 39 to 48. Further, as of 2010, among married households receiving pensions, 40 percent had elected not to receive a survivor benefit. Rising labor force participation among married women enabled them to contribute more to household retirement savings. From 1992 to 2010, married women's average contributions to household retirement savings increased from 20 to 38 percent.
In the future, fewer retirees will receive spousal or survivor benefits from Social Security and private employer-sponsored pension plans, increasing vulnerabilities for some. Eligibility for Social Security spousal benefits among women is projected to decline, in part, because fewer women are expected to qualify based on marital history and more are expected to qualify for their own benefit based on their own work record. For many women, this shift will be positive, reflecting their greater earnings and capacity to save for retirement. However, women with low levels of lifetime earnings and no spouse or spousal benefit may face greater risk of poverty in old age. For private plans, the shift from defined benefit (DB) to defined contribution (DC) plans increases the vulnerability of spouses because of different federal protections for spouses under these plans. DB plans are required to offer survivor benefits, which can only be waived with spousal consent. In contrast, DC plan participants generally do not need spousal consent to withdraw funds from the account.
Why GAO Did This Study
Marriage has historically helped protect the financial health of couples and surviving spouses in old age. Based on their marriage, and independent of their own work history, spouses may receive retirement and survivor income through Social Security and some employer-sponsored pension plans. Many of the federal requirements governing these benefits were developed at a time when family structures, work patterns, and pensions were very different from what they are today. In recent decades, marriage has become less common, more households have two earners rather than one, and many employers have shifted from DB plans to DC plans. In light of these trends, GAO was asked to examine the issue of marriage and retirement security. Specifically, GAO examined: (1) the trends in and status of marriage and labor force participation in American households, (2) how those trends have affected spousal benefits and retirement savings behavior within households today, and (3) the implications of these trends for future retirement security. GAO analyzed nationally representative survey data including the Survey of Consumer Finances, the Survey of Income and Program Participation, and the Current Population Survey (CPS); conducted a broad literature review; and interviewed agency officials and a range of experts in the area of retirement security.
GAO is making no recommendations. GAO received technical comments on a draft of this report from the Department of Labor and the Department of the Treasury, and incorporated them, as appropriate.
For more information, contact Charles Jeszeck at (202) 512-7215 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 
(202) 512-7215 FREE end_of_the_skype_highlighting or jeszeckc@gao.gov
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[IWS] ADB: LABOR MIGRATION, SKILLS, AND STUDENT MOBILITY IN ASIA [26 February 2014]
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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Asian Development Bank (ADB) Institute
LABOR MIGRATION, SKILLS, AND STUDENT MOBILITY IN ASIA [26 February 2014]
http://www.adbi.org/book/2014/02/25/6179.labor.migration.skills.student.mobility.asia/
or
http://www.adbi.org/files/2014.02.25.book.labor.migration.skills.stud.mobility.asia.pdf
[full-text, 87 pages]
This report is a summary of the major policy issues raised at discussions among experts and practitioners from various international organizations and several Asian countries at the Third Roundtable on Labor Migration: Assessing Labor Market Requirements for Foreign Workers and Policies for Regional Skills Mobility, which was co-organized by the Asian Development Bank Institute, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and the International Labour Organization in Bangkok from 23 to 25 January 2013. The report highlights the trends and outlook for labor migration in Asia and assesses the labor market requirements for foreign workers. It also focuses on building a mobility area for skills to help create a "free flow of skilled labor" among the Association of Southeast Asian Nations member states, gaining from skills portability and links between education and migration, as well as managing low-skilled migration and promoting decent work opportunities for labor migrants. - See more at: http://www.adbi.org/book/2014/02/25/6179.labor.migration.skills.student.mobility.asia/#sthash.PCUlNQnX.dpuf
Contents
Foreword iii
I. Trends and Outlook for Labor Migration in Asia 1
II. The International Mobility of Students and Its Links with Labor Migration 15
III. Skilled Labor Mobility in Asia 29
IV. Managing Low-Skilled Labor Migration and Fostering Decent Work in Asia 39
Bibliography 51
Annex 1: Economy-Specific Notes
Annex 2: Comparative Tables 73
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[IWS] OECD: MIGRATION OUTLOOK--INTERACTIVE CHARTS
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Cornell University
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OECD
DATA LAB
MIGRATION OUTLOOK--INTERACTIVE CHARTS
http://www.oecd.org/statistics/datalab/migration-outlook.htm
Interactive charts comparing immigration, foreign-born population, labour force participation, employment, unemployment and fiscal impact of migrants.
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Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Tweet[IWS] BJS: CRIME AGAINST PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, 2009-2012 -- STATISTICAL TABLES [25 February 2014]
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
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Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
CRIME AGAINST PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, 2009-2012 -- STATISTICAL TABLES [25 February 2014]
http://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=4884
or
http://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/capd0912st.pdf
[full-text, 24 pages]
Presents estimates of nonfatal violent victimization (rape, sexual assault, robbery, aggravated and simple assault) against persons age 12 or older with disabilities from 2009 to 2012. Findings are based on the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). The report compares the victimization of persons with and without disabilities living in noninstitutionalized households, including distributions by age, race, sex, victims' types of disabilities, and other victim characteristics. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) and the 2000 U.S. Standard Population were used to estimate age-adjusted victimization rates.
Highlights:
· Persons age 12 or older who had disabilities experienced 1.3 million nonfatal violent crimes in 2012.
· In 2012, the age-adjusted rate of violent victimization for persons with disabilities (60 per 1,000 persons with disabilities) was nearly three times the rate among persons without disabilities (22 per 1,000 persons without disabilities).
· In 2012, the age-adjusted rate of violent victimization was higher for persons with disabilities than for those without disabilities for both males and females.
· For each racial group measured, persons with disabilities had higher age-adjusted violent victimization rates than persons without disabilities in 2012.
· In 2012, 52% of nonfatal violent crime against persons with disabilities involved victims who had multiple disability types.
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[IWS] SSA: PERSPECTIVES: IMMIGRANTS AND RETIREMENT RESOURCES [25 February 2014]
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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Social Security Administration (SSA)
PERSPECTIVES: IMMIGRANTS AND RETIREMENT RESOURCES [25 February 2014]
by Purvi Sevak and Lucie Schmidt
Social Security Bulletin, Vol. 74 No. 1, 2014
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/ssb/v74n1/v74n1p27.html
or
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/ssb/v74n1/v74n1p27.pdf
[full-text, 19 pages]
Abstract
The extensive literature documenting differences in wages between immigrant and native-born workers suggests that immigrants may enter retirement at a significant financial disadvantage relative to workers born in the United States. However, little work has examined differences in retirement resources and retirement security between immigrants and natives. In this article, we use data from the Health and Retirement Study linked with restricted data from the Social Security Administration to compare retirement resources of immigrants and natives. Our results suggest that while immigrants have lower levels of Social Security benefits than natives, when holding demographic characteristics constant, immigrants have higher levels of net worth. The estimated immigrant differentials vary a great deal by number of years in the United States, with the most recent immigrants being the least prepared for retirement.
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[IWS] BLS: VOLUNTEERING IN THE UNITED STATES -- 2013 [25 February 2014]
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School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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VOLUNTEERING IN THE UNITED STATES -- 2013 [25 February 2014]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/volun.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/volun.pdf
[full-text, 12 pages]
The volunteer rate declined by 1.1 percentage points to 25.4 percent for the year ending
in September 2013, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. About 62.6 million
people volunteered through or for an organization at least once between September 2012
and September 2013. The volunteer rate in 2013 was the lowest it has been since the
supplement was first administered in 2002.
These data on volunteering were collected through a supplement to the September 2013
Current Population Survey (CPS). The supplement was sponsored by the Corporation for
National and Community Service. The CPS is a monthly survey of about 60,000 households
that obtains information on employment and unemployment for the nation's civilian
noninstitutional population age 16 and over. Volunteers are defined as persons who did
unpaid work (except for expenses) through or for an organization. For more information
about the volunteer supplement, see the Technical Note.
Volunteering Among Demographic Groups
The volunteer rates for both men and women (22.2 percent and 28.4 percent, respectively)
declined the year ending in September 2013. Women continued to volunteer at a higher rate
than did men across all age groups, educational levels, and other major demographic
characteristics. (See tables A and 1.)
By age, 35- to 44-year-olds were most likely to volunteer (30.6 percent). Volunteer rates
were lowest among 20- to 24-year-olds (18.5 percent). For persons 45 years and over, the
volunteer rate tapered off as age increased. Teens (16- to 19-year-olds) had a volunteer
rate of 26.2 percent.
Among the major race and ethnicity groups, whites continued to volunteer at a higher rate
(27.1 percent) than did blacks (18.5 percent), Asians (19.0 percent), and Hispanics
(15.5 percent). Of these groups, the volunteer rate fell for whites (by 0.7 percentage
point) and blacks (by 2.6 percentage points) in 2013. The volunteer rates for Asians and
Hispanics were little changed.
Married persons volunteered at a higher rate (30.7 percent) in 2013 than did those who had
never married (20.0 percent) and those with other marital statuses (20.5 percent). The
rates declined over the year for each marital status category. In 2013, the volunteer rate
of parents with children under age 18 (32.9 percent) remained higher than the rate for
persons without children (22.7 percent). The volunteer rate of persons without children
under age 18 declined over the year, while the rate for parents was little changed.
Individuals with higher levels of education engaged in volunteer activities at higher rates
than did those with less education in 2013. Among persons age 25 and over, 39.8 percent of
college graduates volunteered, compared with 27.7 percent of persons with some college or
an associate’s degree, 16.7 percent of high school graduates, and 9.0 percent of those with
less than a high school diploma. The rate of volunteering was about unchanged for people
with less than a high school diploma, while the rate declined for persons in all other
educational attainment categories.
Volunteers by Employment Status
Among employed persons, 27.7 percent volunteered during the year ending in September 2013.
By comparison, 24.1 percent of unemployed persons and 21.9 percent of those not in the
labor force volunteered. Among the employed, part-time workers were more likely than
full-time workers to have participated in volunteer activities--31.7 percent, compared
with 26.8 percent. The volunteer rate was little changed among unemployed persons but
declined for the employed and those not in the labor force. (See table 1.)
AND MUCH MORE...including TABLES....
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[IWS] EUROPEAN VACANCY MONITOR (growing North-South divide in EU labour market) [24 February 2014]
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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European Commission
EUROPEAN VACANCY MONITOR [24 February 2014]
Issue No. 12 / February 2014
http://ec.europa.eu/social/BlobServlet?docId=11426&langId=en
[full-text, 40 pages]
See also
MONITORING THE JOB MARKET
http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=955
Press Release 24 February 2014
Employment: vacancy trends reveal growing North-South divide in EU labour market
http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-14-184_en.htm?locale=en
[excerpt]
Vacancy trends in the European labour market indicate a widening gap in job opportunities between Northern and Southern countries. The latest issue of the European Vacancy Monitor (EVM) reveals a shortage of labour supply in countries such as Austria, Denmark Sweden, Estonia and Latvia, while competition for jobs is increasing in countries such as Greece, Slovakia and Spain. The report also highlights the strengths and weaknesses in the recruitment markets of four Southern countries, and warns that more measures are needed to help young people find skilled jobs and, therefore, boost labour productivity.
The Monitor confirms stagnation in labour demand in the EU in the second quarter of 2013, except for a small increase in the number of job vacancies in the public sector. Overall, recruitment fell by 4%, a larger decline than in the previous quarter. Hiring increased in less than half the countries over the period.
AND MUCH MORE....
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Monday, February 24, 2014
Tweet[IWS] New!-EUROPEAN SOCIAL STATISTICS [online][21 February 2014]
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
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New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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European Commission
Eurostat
New!-EUROPEAN SOCIAL STATISTICS [online][21 February 2014]
http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/statistics_explained/index.php/European_social_statistics
European social statistics is an online Eurostat publication presenting a complete overview of recent social statistics for the European Union (EU).
This article is an introduction to the online version of the Eurostat publication 'European social statistics'.
The pocketbook 'European Social Statistics' (also downloadable as a pdf here) provides a comparative overview of the available social statistics in Europe. The most recent data are presented showing the situation in the 27 Member States and at the European and Euro area levels (EU-27 and EA-17 aggregates) where relevant as well as in EFTA countries (including Iceland that is also a candidate country) and candidate countries when available (Montenegro, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Serbia and Turkey). The pocketbook, intended for both generalists and specialists, is divided into seven parts.
Each of the seven chapters focuses on an area of social conditions. Within each chapter, a range of policy-relevant indicators, as well as more descriptive data, are presented in tables and graphs and accompanied by a short commentary.
Chapter 1 presents the recent demographic trends in population growth, fertility, mortality and migration; the chapter also provides background characteristics on households’ composition;
Chapter 2 covers health issues and presents indicators on healthy life expectancies, statistics on causes on death, healthcare, and health and safety at work.
Chapter 3 presents the most recent data on education and training (i.e. school enrolment, tertiary education, foreign language learning, lifelong learning and educational expenditure);
Chapter 4 provides important indicators related to the labour market outcomes (i.e. employment, unemployment, vacant posts, wage levels, labour costs).
Chapter 5 covers indicators related to income, poverty and social exclusion, material deprivation and housing;
Chapter 6 gives an overview on social protection statistics - social protection expenditure and social protection benefits. Finally,
chapter 7 provides an overview of the most recent crime and criminal justice statistics.
European social statistics are also an integral part of the European Union strategy – the Europe 2020 strategy – to develop as a smarter, knowledge-based, greener economy, and deliver high levels of employment, productivity and social cohesion.
The key objectives of the strategy are expressed in the form of five headline targets at the EU level, monitored by means of eight headline indicators. The progress achieved in implementing some of these targets (in the areas of employment, education and poverty/social exclusion) is measured with help of social statistics.
The publication also presents the latest results for ‘social’ headline indicators on the EU-27 aggregates, individual Member States and, where available, on the EFTA and the candidate countries.
Table of contents
Abstract
Eurostat and the European Statistical System
1.1 European population compared with world population
1.2 Population structure and ageing
1.3 Population and population change
1.7 Mortality and life expectancy
1.8 Migration and migrant population
2.6 Determinants of health - overweight and obesity
2.7 Determinants of health - smoking, nutrition and exercise
3.3 Educational level of attainment
4.1 Labour market participation
4.4 People outside the labour market
4.9 Labour market policy interventions
5.4 Risk of poverty or social exclusion
5.5 Material deprivation and low work intensity
5.6 Over-indebtedness and financial exclusion
6.2 Social benefits by function
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