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Unemployment to fall slowly as global economy recovers

Although the global economy appears to be strengthening, we think the unemployment rate in most advanced countries is likely to fall only gradually. This is because there is a lot of scope for a rebound in productivity, for labour market participation to increase and for “under-employment” to decline.

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