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Restructuring in the Chemical Industry – facts, figures and experiences from the European Perspective. Rados ł aw Owczarzak Research Manager Employment and Competitiveness Unit. Content. Eurofound and Chemical Industry Sector study (2008) on the future skill needs
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Restructuring in the Chemical Industry – facts, figures and experiences from the European Perspective Radosław Owczarzak Research Manager Employment and Competitiveness Unit
Content Eurofound and ChemicalIndustry Sectorstudy (2008) on the futureskillneeds ERM, EIRO, EWCO observatories (cases) EWCS, ECS Surveys (allmanufacturingonly) Jobs Project Restructuringfacts and figures - Sources: ELFS, ERM (cases and the overview) Employmentshifts/Jobs Project (wages and skills)
Add a qualitative dimension to net employment change data (ELFS) using wage and skills Method first used by J. Stiglitz for the US First cross-national application in Europe (to 23 MSs) in ERM 2008 A job is an occupation in a sector(ISCO-NACE) The ‘jobs’ approach: overview
For each country, a job ranking . . . • Rank Sector Occupation • Financial services Corporate managers • Legal /accounting Other professionals • Education Teaching professionals • Human health activities Life science and health profs • ....... • …… • Agriculture Skilled agric / fishery workers • Services to buildings Sales/services elementary occups • Education Sales/services elementary occups • Food manufacture Craft workers … leading to a quintile assignment Quintiles
Recent employment expansionsin EU and US (different periods)
Employment shifts in Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals 2008q2 to 2010q2 by wage quintile
Comparing job-wage and job-skill rankings (% per annum employment change by quintile, EU27)
Variety of national patterns(2008-10) Downgrading Polarisation Upgrading