GDP fell less in Nordic countries than for the OECD as a whole
Unemployment increased in the Nordic countries more than in most other European countries, but the recovery was generally fast
Labour market performance in Åland Islands, Faroe Islands and Greenland
The fall in the employment rate was generally small and short-lived in Nordic countries, with the exception of Iceland and Sweden
Low-pay industries are lagging behind in the recovery
The crisis had a large and persistent impact on the employment of young people
The share of young people not in employment, education or training are at pre‑crisis levels or below in all the Nordic countries
The low-educated saw large and persistent contractions in employment in some of the Nordic countries
Women’s employment quickly recovered from the initial hard blow of the crisis
Migrants have recovered most of the lost ground in all Nordic countries
Teleworking by type of regulation, Nordic and other selected OECD countries, in the pre‑COVID period
Teleworking (work from home) trends, total and by gender
Pre‑COVID‑19 employment rate trend in the Nordic countries (ages 15‑64)
Seasonally adjusted employment rates and resilience, persons aged 25‑54
Seasonally adjusted employment rates and resilience, persons with middle-level education, persons aged 20‑64
Seasonally adjusted employment rates and resilience, men aged 15‑64
Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates and resilience, persons aged 15‑24
Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates and resilience, persons aged 20‑64 with low level education
Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates and resilience, persons aged 20‑64 with middle level education
Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates and resilience, persons aged 20‑64 with higher education
Seasonally adjusted employment and unemployment rates, native‑born aged 15‑64
Duration of unemployment benefit payments differs across Nordic countries
Income support for the jobless is comparatively generous in most Nordic countries
Income support for jobless individuals is strongly targeted to low-wage workers in some of the Nordic countries
Unemployment benefit coverage is high in most Nordic countries
Where unemployment benefit coverage is high, it is even higher for the long-term unemployed
A substantial share of people not seeking work receive benefits
Unemployment benefit coverage by demographic subgroups
Unemployment benefits were widely used to cushion the impact of the COVID‑19 crisis
Pseudo-coverage rates increased in the Nordic countries at the start of the COVID‑19 crisis
Access to unemployment benefits for self-employed workers was limited before the pandemic
Job retention schemes in some of the Nordic countries were particularly generous for workers but required higher co-financing from firms
The use of JR support was lower in the Nordic countries than in most other European countries
Strictness of activation requirements, 2020
Jobseekers continued to rely on public (PES) (and private (PrES)) employment services in their job search efforts during the pandemic
Compared to other OECD countries, most Nordic countries make higher investments in ALMPs, 2019 and 2020
The composition of the ALMP basket differs across the Nordic region
Key indicators of ALMP system capacity
OECD countries adopted a variety of changes to the design of ALMPs in response to the COVID‑19 crisis
Most Nordic countries only have a small share of adults with low qualifications
Proficiency levels in foundational skills in Nordic countries are high by international comparison
Prior to the pandemic, Nordic countries experienced shortages primarily in high-skilled occupations
Adult learning participation fell in all Nordic countries in the pandemic but has since recovered
Take‑up of the Danish measure “Educational Lift in shortage areas” was relatively high