Adult population in the city of Rome: Seeking for a labour market without age bounds

Adult population in the city of Rome: Seeking for a labour market without age bounds

Claudia Villante, FGB

Alessandra Caretta, FGB

LAPs & RAPsSecond Peer Review Exchanges

WorkshopRome, 3 - 6 May 2006

Outline of presentationOutline of presentation

1. Adult population in Rome: an overview

2. National and Local facts and policies

3. Recommendations

City of Rome: age distribution

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Age group

%1. Adult population in Rome1. Adult population in Rome

Main population structure indicatorsCity of Rome: average 2004

Age Groups: a.v. % <15 336061 13.3

15-24 240420 9.5 25-29 161643 6.4 30-39 427665 16.9 40-49 375964 14.8 50-64 493859 19.5 > 64 497083 19.6

All 2532696 100 Age dependency ratio (population aged 0-14 and 65 and more to pop. aged 15-64) Old dependency ratio (population 65 and over to pop. aged 15-64) Young-age dependency ratio (population aged 0-14 to pop. 15-64 years) Source: Statistics Unit of Municipality of Rome

49.02 (2001: 46.8; 1991: 38.8)

29.02

19.80

Indicators Population Substantial change in the demographic structure of population.

Labour ageing involve both economic and social consequences: it constrains labour supply and economic growth potential and increases the risk connected to the sustainability of social protection system

1. Adult population in Rome1. Adult population in Rome

1. Over45 by occupational condition…1. Over45 by occupational condition…

a.v. % a.v. % a.v. %Employed 244899 47.4 175229 26.8 420129 35.9Seeking a job 9246 1.8 6875 1.1 16122 1.4Other inactives 69172 13.4 344706 52.7 413877 35.4Retired 193061 37.4 127162 19.4 320224 27.4over45 Total 516378 100.00 653973 100.00 1170351 100.00Over45 Employment rateOver45 Unemployment rateover45/all e.r.over45/all u.r.

Source: Statistics Unit of Municipality of Rome

0.50.80.6

0.7 0.70.5

35.93.7

Occupational condition

47.4 26.83.6 3.8

Over45 brokendown by sex and occupational conditionCity of Rome, average 2004

SexTotal

Male Female

‘Early exit trend’. This trend – that has been most extreme in the continental welfare states and especially in the service sectors– has dominated the past

three decades of many local labour markets.

1.… and by age1.… and by age

a.v. % a.v. % a.v. % a.v. %45-54 266232 77.7 10993 3.2 65256 19.1 342481 100.055-64 129050 39.0 4795 1.4 196942 59.5 330787 100.0> 64 24847 5.0 334 0.1 471902 94.9 497083 100.0

Over45 420129 35.9 16122 1.4 734101 62.7 1170351 100.0All 1074676 48.9 82977 3.8 1038981 47.3 2,196,634 100.0

Source: Statistics Unit of Municipality of Rome

City of Rome, average 2004

TotalCondition

Age group

EmployedSeeking for a

jobInactives

Old-out/young-in policy

Downsizing of companies

Training: low participation

“Black” economy

Women by edu and condition

34.5

64.275.3

65.5

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Employed Seeking Inactives

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1. Employment by industrial sector1. Employment by industrial sector

MALE % FEMALE % ALL %

EMPLOYED 590823 58.0 483853 41.1 1074676 48.9

Agriculture 3489 0.6 1587 0.3 5076 0.5 Industry 56197 9.5 26530 5.5 82727 7.7 Construction 39343 6.7 4079 0.8 43423 4.0 Distribution 72773 12.3 55341 11.4 128114 11.9 Services 419020 70.9 396317 81.9 815337 75.9 Source : Statistics Unit of Municipality of Rome

OCCUPATIONAL CONDITIONCITY OF ROME

1. Some significant groups1. Some significant groups

High level professions Low level professions Unemployed Inactive women

Breakingdown by household size

Plural Approach

1. Employed by professional level1. Employed by professional level

a.v. % a.v. % a.v. %

Regular employee:

High level professions

66058 27.0 32916 18.8 98974 23.6

Worker and clerks 105447 43.1 107484 61.3 212931 50.7 Self-employed: 67759 27.7 29080 16.6 96840 23.0 Not regular employee

5635 2.3 5749 3.3 11384 2.7

Total 244899 100.0 175229 100.0 420129 100.0Source: Statistics Unit of Municipality of Rome

Over45 employed brokendown by profession and sexMunicipality of Rome, average 2004

ProfessionSex

Male Female All

1. Employed by household size1. Employed by household size

High level professions

28123.00 28.4 28572.00 28.9 33559.00 33.9 8719.00 8.8 98974.00 100.0

Workers and clerks 69483.00 32.6 55740.00 26.2 68806.00 32.3 18902.00 8.9 212931.00 100.0

Employer 1392.00 25.9 1011.00 18.8 2775.00 51.6 194.00 3.6 5374.00 100.0

Member of the arts or professions

19007.00 44.6 9073.00 21.3 9246.00 21.7 5317.00 12.5 42642.00 100.0

Own account worker 18233.00 37.3 14212.00 29.1 13740.00 28.1 2639.00 5.4 48824.00 100.0

Not regular employee 3961.00 34.8 4327.00 38.0 2374.00 20.9 722.00 6.3 11384.00 100.0

Total 140199.00 33.4 112935.00 26.9 130500.00 31.1 36494.00 8.7 420129.00 100.0

Source: Statistics Unit of Municipality of Rome

over45 Employed breaking down by profession and household size

City of Rome, average 2004

ProfessionHousehold size

All1-2 3 4 MT5

1. Unemployed1. Unemployed

a.v. % a.v. % a.v. % low-medium edu 5.195 56,2 4.415 64,2 9.610 59,6 high edu 4.051 43,8 2.460 35,8 6.512 40,4 Total 9.246 100,0 6.875 100,0 16.122 100,0 Source: Statistics Unit of Municipality of Rome

Over45 unemployed brokendown by education and sexMunicipality of Rome, average 2004

Education levelSex

TotalMale Female

Innovative methodologies are crucial to plan new interventions for older people

Certification of Competences Long life learning

1. Over45 unemployed1. Over45 unemployed

Why left last job:

The main reasons were dismissions and expired contracts;

Illness is also a significant factor

Sectors of provenience:

construction and services

Managing of demografic change

but also

Managing restructuring process

a.v. % a.v. % a.v. % 45-54 6608 2.5 58648 12.4 65256 6.3 55-64 68595 26.2 128347 27.2 196942 19.0 > 64 187030 71.3 284872 60.4 471902 45.4

Total inactives 262233 100.0 471868 100.0 734101 70.7

Female

Inactive over45 brokendown by age group and sex

Source: Statistics Unit of Municipality of Rome

Age groupSex Total (62% of

over45)Male

a.v. % a.v. % a.v. % low-medium 163,012 62.2 355,337 75.3 518,348 70.6 high 99,221 37.8 116,531 24.7 215,752 29.4 Total 262,233 100.0 471,868 100.0 734,101 100.0

Inactive over45 brokendown by sex and education level

Source: Statistics Unit of Municipality of Rome

EducationSex

TotalMale Female

1. Inactives1. Inactives

Women leaving job, due to

family charge

Women need training and assessment

2. Main facts2. Main facts

Ageing population (sharp presence of baby boomers, 15% of pop is aged 40-49ys)

The local economy is based on services and retail dinstribution

Over45 employment rate is 35.9% 36.8% of adults (aged 45-64ys) is inactive or seeking a

job 53.8% of adult women is not-employed Among the inactives (35.4% of over45) the percentage

of women is more than 50% Strong correlation between employment and education

2. National and Local actions2. National and Local actions

Restrictions to early retirement Increase of age-retirement Increasing the opportunities of

flexible working models Improving systems of

education and training to be more in line with labour market needs

Improving actions to achieving a more balanced pattern of local development

and employment.

At national Level At local Level

Life long learning (EDA projects)

Other initiatives

2. LLL: governance2. LLL: governance

Under the subsidiarity principle, regions along with MIUR (Regional School Directorate) are in charge of programming taking into account the municipalities point of view.

Inter-institutional Agreement of March 2000 allows Municipalities to develop policies on adult education having regard to the territorial needs.

2. EDA:2. EDA: http://www.educazionepermanenteroma.it

Municipality of Rome jointly with zones I, V, VI, VII, IX, XIII, XV is carrying out 5 projects funded by Region Lazio through ESF.

The five projects aim at: Building and developing the Local Committee for adult education

(EDA) Planning EDA system at different local level (municipality and

zones) Increasing and improving the local educational provision

Main objectives

Main objectives

2. EDA:2. EDA: http://www.educazionepermanenteroma.it

PrincipalActivities

PrincipalActivities

• Promoting Local Commettee and supporting their work

• Increasing local training offer

• Integrating formal educational system, vocational training and non formal education

• To asset the Local Commettee as stable structure, managed by the local Government

• To define a network between vocational training organisations, company, schools and employment services

2. Other initiatives: “Sportello lavoro 2. Other initiatives: “Sportello lavoro

over40”over40”

Started on October 2005

Promoted by Associations “Atdal” and “Lavoro over 40” jointly with Municipio XVII

Offering job counselling to people aged more than 40 years

Developing a participating model on the territory of Rome between institution and worker needs

Around 100 beneficiaries coming from all the Municipality of Rome Prevailing age group: 40-50ys Male/Female 50% Prevailing educational level: medium (diploma) Most curricula present temporary job Risk of social exclusion Large presence of extra-EU immigrant workers (30 % )

2. Main results2. Main results

Source: www.atdal.it e www.lavoro-over40.it

2. Beneficiaries profile2. Beneficiaries profileTitoli di studio

Laurea19%

Diploma57%

Medie19%

Elementari5%

Tipi occupazioni

Lavori fissi40%

Lavori saltuari60%

Fasce d'età

40 - 4543%

45 - 5040%

Age groups

Education

high

medium

low

Occupation

Temporary

Permanent

Source: www.atdal.it e www.lavoro-over40.it

3. Recommendation3. Recommendation

Local Committee for EDA: a good practice

Vocational, educational and labour systems integration finalized to an appropriate fulfillment of people training: the interventions have to consider specific strategies and actions based on each learning context feature.

Competences certification: plays a key role to let transit among different systems

Catching a large number of beneficiaries: the vulnerables groups meet main difficulties. Tools for individual demand are required (e.g. Learning Individual Account)

“Active Citinzenship”. Implementing basic and transversal competences especiallly for the vulnerables groups

3. W3. What kind of policy?hat kind of policy?

Promoting and supporting health of ageing labour force

Strengthening the training for adults, especially women Promoting new approaches and new activities into the

“services of employment” (Col) (e.g. re-employment individual projects, training individual projects, self employment)

Taylored interventions for specific clusters of beneficiaries.

RecommendationsPolicy for older people: design and implementationPolicy for older people: design and implementation

Strategies and policy to activate

labour force

Social Policy to guarantee active

citizenship

Promote older Worker training

Early exit

Late exit

Re-entry

Retention

Reform of Welfare State

High quality of life

Social need

Provisions

To extend the good practice of EDA