1.  Peter B. Doeringer Department of Economics, Boston University IILS Round Table on The Global Job Crisis: Emerging Perspectives International Labour Office, Geneva, 22 February 2013 I am grateful to the Economic Policy Institute for making a number of graphics available from The State of Working America (12 th Edition)

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21. 19832008 20+ years 9%11% 10+ years27%28% 2 Years or Less37%34% 10+ Years, age 45-49 -- Men58%44% -- Women33% 37% 10+ Years, age 55-59 -- Men66%55% -- Women51%50% 21

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29.  Priorities: More jobs, less chronic unemployment, better jobs, less labor market polarization  Active Policies  Better job matching  Education and training  Regional economic development and labor mobility  Work-based transitions: School-to-work, Re-employment  Labor Market Regulation  Minimum wages and employment standards  Unions and collective bargaining policy  Anti-discrimination policies  Immigration policy  Public sector employment and HR reforms  Full Employment 29