Employment - Jobs in Europe
Policymakers face an unprecedented challenge in reversing Europe's sharp rise in unemployment and in devising policies that will build a dynamic and resilient labour market. Under the European Employment Strategy, employment is central to the European Semester process to promote closer policy coordination between Member State governments. The European Commission's Employment Package of April 2012 proposes measures to support job creation, restore the dynamics of labour markets and reinforce coordination and multilateral surveillance in employment policy. The package also supports the objectives of Europe's growth strategy Europe 2020. Eurofound provides facts, figures and analysis to inform the development of policy on employment and jobs in Europe. Read more...