Global Labour Resilience Index 2019: Unlocking the Full Potential of Work.

Ranking 123 economies on the resilience of their labour markets to technological disruption.

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Index · 2019Davos · Jan 2019Whiteshield · Oxford Saïd · ManpowerGroup · HSBC · IFOW

Launch of the Global Labour Resilience Index 2019 in Davos.

Whiteshield launched the 2019 edition of the Global Labour Resilience Index in Davos, in collaboration with the University of Oxford Saïd Business School, ManpowerGroup, HSBC, and the Institute for the Future of Work. The report highlights the level of future unemployment risk countries face based on structural, policy, and technological shifts, ranking 123 countries and economies on the resilience of their labour markets to technological disruption.

The Most Resilient Labour Markets

Singapore, Switzerland, and the United States displayed the most resilient labour markets in the world according to the GLRI 2019. The top three are followed by five Nordic countries in the top 10: Denmark (4), Finland (5), Sweden (6), Iceland (7), and Norway (10). Luxembourg (8) and the Netherlands (9) round out the top 10.

The Largest Resilience Gaps, and the Greatest Potential

Egypt, Lebanon, and Uganda are among the top five countries with the largest resilience gap, which measures the difference between longer-term structural characteristics and shorter-term policies. Countries with the highest labour-resilience gaps have the most potential to strengthen their labour markets in the shorter term. Building on relatively attractive structural characteristics, economic diversification and young populations in particular, these countries can reap the greatest labour-market resilience rewards through targeted policy reforms in education, labour, entrepreneurship, innovation, and technology investment.

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