Canada lags the leading countries in the quality of its jobs, a new OECD report concludes.

According to the study from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, the quality of Canadian jobs is just “average,” putting the country in the same league as Belgium, the Czech Republic, France, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Korea, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Slovenia, Sweden, Britain and the United States.

Topping the list are Australia, Austria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Luxembourg, Norway and Switzerland, while Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Portugal, the Slovak Republic, Spain and Turkey sit at the bottom.

The findings are similar to those of a study in the summer of 2014, basically showing no gains where Canada is concerned.

The OECD measures three things, including earnings, job security and working environments.

Countries at the top of the rankings fared “relatively well” in at least two of those categories, while those in the middle scored one or less in the top or bottom 10.

Those in the basement didn’t score well in any.

Unemployment is high in Canada, at 7.2 per cent, driven up by the impact of the oil shock. In Alberta, particularly, the jobless rate has spiked.

“The deep and often prolonged economic crisis has taken a toll on the labour markets of most OECD countries, with often dramatic increases in unemployment and its duration,” the report said.

“The crisis has also affected those who remained in employment, changing remarkably the quality of existing jobs.”