Skills support high levels of employment in good quality jobs

By Glenda Quintini. Skills significantly increase an individual’s chances of being employed; and, conditional on being in employment, increase the chances of being in a productive and rewarding job. The Survey of Adult Skills (2012) shows that the proportion of adults working increases with the level of proficiency in literacy, and both unemployment and inactivity decrease the higher the proficiency of the working population. Besides, wages also steadily improve with the level of skills. Skills also significantly increase the chances that workers will be in a stable job (compared to being in an atypical, often precarious job). More...