Monday, March 26, 2007
[IWS] EuroStat: YOUNG EUROPEANS THROUGH STATISTICS [23 March 2007]
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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EuroStat: 44/2007 - 23 March 2007
24-25 March: Youth Summit in Rome
Young Europeans through statistics [23 March 2007]
http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/PGP_PRD_CAT_PREREL/PGE_CAT_PREREL_YEAR_2007/PGE_CAT_PREREL_YEAR_2007_MONTH_03/3-23032007-EN-AP.PDF
[full-text, 6 pages]
What is the proportion of young people in the EU27 population? What share of young people have completed secondary education? In what fields do they graduate from tertiary education? Where is the youth unemployment rate highest? How does young peoples' use of the Internet differ from the total population?
In conjunction with the Youth Summit1, which is being organised on 24-25 March 2007 by the European Commission and European Parliament, in collaboration with the Youth Forum Jeunesse, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome, Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, publishes some statistical data on the situation of young people in the European Union.
TABLES include
Population aged below 15 and between 15 and 24
Education and Employment
Tertiary education graduates by fields of education
In % of all students graduating in tertiary education, 2004
Internet use and computer skills, 2006
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
EuroStat: 44/2007 - 23 March 2007
24-25 March: Youth Summit in Rome
Young Europeans through statistics [23 March 2007]
http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/PGP_PRD_CAT_PREREL/PGE_CAT_PREREL_YEAR_2007/PGE_CAT_PREREL_YEAR_2007_MONTH_03/3-23032007-EN-AP.PDF
[full-text, 6 pages]
What is the proportion of young people in the EU27 population? What share of young people have completed secondary education? In what fields do they graduate from tertiary education? Where is the youth unemployment rate highest? How does young peoples' use of the Internet differ from the total population?
In conjunction with the Youth Summit1, which is being organised on 24-25 March 2007 by the European Commission and European Parliament, in collaboration with the Youth Forum Jeunesse, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome, Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, publishes some statistical data on the situation of young people in the European Union.
TABLES include
Population aged below 15 and between 15 and 24
Education and Employment
Tertiary education graduates by fields of education
In % of all students graduating in tertiary education, 2004
Internet use and computer skills, 2006
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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