OECD Regions at a Glance presents a series of indicators for OECD countries that will enable policy makers and analysts to evaluate differences in economic performance among regions and to better design and assess regional policies. Organised around three major themes, the book first examines regions' contributions to national growth in population, employment, and the economy.  The book then looks at regional disparities in terms of incomes, activity rates and unemployment and regional assets in terms of skills available, productivity, and industrial specialisation.  Finally, it presents a series of regional indicators for variables likely to be key to a regions competitiveness including accessibility, education, health resources, safety, and environment.

Part 1. Regions as the Actors of National Growth
-1. Geographic Concentration of Population
-2. Geographic Concentration of GDP
-3. Geographic Concentration of Unemployment
-4. Geographic Concentration of the Labour Force
-5. Geographic Concentration of Patents
-6. Geographic Concentration of Skills
-7. Regional Contribution to Change in National Population
-8. Regional Contribution to Growth in National GDP
-9. Regional Contribution to Change in Employment
-10. Regional Contribution to Change in Labour Force
Part 2. Making the Best of Local Assets
-11. Regional Disparities in GDP per capita
-12. Regional Disparities in Labour Productivity
-13.Regional Disparities in Unemployment Rates
-14. Regional Disparities in Activity Rates
-15. The Factors of Regional Competitiveness
-16. Productivity
-17. Industry Specialisation
-18. Skills
-19. The Labour Market
-20. Commuting
-21. The Labour Force
-22. Ageing
Part 3. Competing on Regional Well-Being
-23. Accessibility: Distance from a Major Centre
-24. Home Ownership: Proportion of People in Owned Accommodation
-25. Education: Number of Students by Level of Education (% of Total Population)
-26. Health Status: Age-Adjusted Mortality Rate
-27. Health Resources: Health Personnel (as % of Total Population)
-28. Safety: Violence against Persons (as % of Total Population)
-29. Safety: Crimes against Property (as % of Total Population)
-30. Safety: Number of Deaths in Traffic Accidents (as % of Total Population)
-31. Environment: Stock of Private Vehicles (as % of Total Population)