西方经济开始回升,但严重的失业问题却还无改善迹象。据经合组织在《就业远景》的报告中估计,24个成员国的失业人数现在是3,350万人,明年还将上升到3,475万人,西欧失业率将达11.5％。青年的失业问题尤其严重。据西方报刊报道,以去年的青年失业率同明年(预测数)相比,西班牙将从36.9％增长到43.5％;意大利从29.8％增加到34％;法国从20.3% Western economies started to pick up but there was still no sign of improvement in the serious unemployment problem. According to OECD’s report on Employment Prospects, the number of unemployed in 24 member states is now 33.3 million and will rise to 34.55 million next year. The unemployment rate in Western Europe will reach 11.5%. Youth unemployment is particularly serious. According to western press, the unemployment rate of young people in last year will grow from 36.9% to 43.5% compared with that of next year (forecast); Italy will increase from 29.8% to 34%; France will grow from 20.3%