Unemployment, according to the OECD, is people above a specified age not being in paid employment or self-employment but currently available for work during the reference period.
Unemployment in Mexico 2009
A government unemployment office with job listings, West Berlin, West Germany, 1982
Migrant Mother, photograph by Dorothea Lange, 1936
Demonstration against unemployment in Kerala, South India, India on 27 January 2004
Employment is a relationship between two parties regulating the provision of paid labour services. Usually based on a contract, one party, the employer, which might be a corporation, a not-for-profit organization, a co-operative, or any other entity, pays the other, the employee, in return for carrying out assigned work. Employees work in return for wages, which can be paid on the basis of an hourly rate, by piecework or an annual salary, depending on the type of work an employee does, the prevailing conditions of the sector and the bargaining power between the parties. Employees in some sectors may receive gratuities, bonus payments or stock options. In some types of employment, employees may receive benefits in addition to payment. Benefits may include health insurance, housing, and disability insurance. Employment is typically governed by employment laws, organisation or legal contracts.
Wiki-training with employees of Regional Institute of Culture in Katowice 02
Worker assembling rebar for a water treatment plant in Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico
A call centre worker confined to a small workstation/booth
Government employment as % of total employment in EU