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The State of the Economy (Glossary)

Employer

Element:
The State of the Economy

Employer (WP4):
Generally this element was rated quite negatively i.e. slow economic growth would negatively influence the employer decision.  2 countries rated this quite negatively, Romania and Slovakia. 

Employer

Element TO AU DK FI FR DE IRL IT M NL NO PT RO SL SI UK
The State of the Economy -0.24 -0.33 0.33

-0.3

0.6 -0.4 0.2 -0.9 0 0.22 0.88 -0.7 -2.29 -1.7 0.67 -0.13

N = 10


This element uses a positive/negative scale ranging from –3 (very negative) to +3 (very positive).  -/+ 2 means somewhat negative/positive -/+ 1 means a little negative/positive and 0 means neutral.  Somewhat positive ratings are highlighted in a “light green” colour.  Very positive ratings are highlighted in “dark green”.  Countries with a somewhat negative rating are highlighted in “orange” and countries with a very negative rating are highlighted in red.

In relation to the state of the economy ratings ranging from –2 to –3 inclusive are given a red colour.  Those from –1 to –1.99 inclusive are highlighted in orange.  Positive ratings from 1.5 to 2.24 inclusive are highlighted in “light green” and those ranging from 2.25 to 3 inclusive are highlighted in “dark green”. 

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