## Getting the World Back to Work

_IMF Podcasts, December 28, 2012_

## Source details

**Canonical URL:** [Getting the World Back to Work](https://www.imf.org/en/news/podcasts/all-podcasts/2017/11/11/getting-the-world-back-to-work)

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- [Markdown version](/en/news/podcasts/all-podcasts/2017/11/11/getting-the-world-back-to-work/index.md)
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## Bibliographic details
- Published: December 28, 2012

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### In This Episode
- The IMF reports that "Globally, over 200 million people are unemployed."
- Many European markets and emerging markets are suffering double-digit jobless rates.
- Youth and long-term unemployment are described as being "at alarming levels."
- The episode asks: "What skills then do job seekers in a global labor market need to succeed?"

### Guest and Perspectives
- Guest: Susan Lund, Director of Research, The McKinsey Global Institute.
- Focus: Skills and labor-market dynamics in a global context; mismatch between sectors driving GDP growth and sectors providing employment.
- Illustrative point: "In many developing countries, the sectors that contribute to GDP growth may not be large employers."

### Production and Contributors
- Host/Producer: Bruce Edwards, International Monetary Fund.
  - Role: Produces the IMF podcast program; background includes audio journalism from conflicts, social unrest, and natural disasters.
  - Stated belief: Economists have an important role in solving the world's problems and should have their research showcased in IMF podcasts.
- Contributor: Rhoda Metcalfe, independent journalist and audio producer.

### Key Statistics and Framing
- "Over 200 million" unemployed (attributed to the IMF).
- "Double-digit jobless rates" in many European and emerging markets.
- Emphasis on "youth and long-term unemployment" as particularly severe problems.

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## Content in this bundle

- [Lund (MP3)](/-/media/websites/imf/imported-podcast/imported-podcast-mp3/external/podcast/2012/lund.mp3){rel="external" type="audio/mpeg"}

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_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/news/podcasts/all-podcasts/2017/11/11/getting-the-world-back-to-work_