This book offers a wide-ranging overview of the state of labour market forecasting in selected OECD countries. Besides presenting forecasting models, the contributions provide an introduction to past experiences of forecasting, highlight the requirements for building appropriate data sets and present the most up-to-date forecasts available.

Contents: Preface 1. Why Forecast and For Whom? Some Introductory Remarks Michael Neugart and Klaus Schömann 2. Occupations and Skills in the United States: Projection Methods and Results through 2008 Burt S. Barnow 3. Forecasting Future Skill Needs in Canada Douglas A. Smith 4. Labour Market Forecasting in Japan: Methodology, Main Results and Implications Fujikazu Suzuki 5. Projections and Institutions: The State of Play in Britain Robert M. Lindley 6. A Review of Occupational Employment Forecasting for Ireland Jerry Sexton 7. Beyond Manpower Planning: A Labour Market Model for the Netherlands and its Forecasts to 2006 Frank Cörvers, Andries de Grip and Hans Heijke 8. French Occupational Outlooks by 2010: A Quantitative Approach Based on the FLIP-FAP Model Agnes Topiol 9. Projections of Qualifications and Occupations in Austria: Short-term Approaches, Macro Perspective and Emphasis on the Supply Side Lorenz Lassnigg 10. Projecting Labour Market Developments in Spain through 2010: From Massive Unemployment to Skill Gaps and Labour Shortages? Ferran Mañé and Josep Oliver-Alonso Index