Appendix - Definitions, Sources, and Methods
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Public expenditures on labor market
programs as a percent of GDP |
Public expenditures on labor market programs include the following programs, although not all countries have all programs: public employment services and administration; training; employment recruitment and maintenance incentives; integration of the disabled; direct job creation; business start-up incentives; out-of work and income maintenance and support, including unemployment compensation; and early retirement incentives. The data presented refer to 2004 for Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, and Sweden. Data refer to 2005 for the Republic of Korea. For the United States and the United Kingdom, the data refer to fiscal year 2004, which begins on October 1st and April 1st, respectively. For the remaining countries, the data refer to fiscal year 2005, which begins on April 1st for Canada and Japan and on July 1st for Australia and New Zealand. GDP has been defined previously (See Gross Domestic Production Section).
Source: OECD, Social Expenditures Database, http://www.oecd.org/.
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