European social statistics - Labour market policy - Expenditure and participants Data 2003 - Products Statistical Books

The publication presents data on public expenditure on Labour Market Policy (LMP) measures and numbers of participants in these measures (stocks, entrants and exits). The publication covers measures targeted to people who are unemployed, people in employment but in risk of involuntary job-loss, and inactive persons who are currently not part of the labour force, but who would like to enter the labour market and are disadvantaged in some way. Labour market policy measures are classified in two ways: by type of action and by type of expenditure. The type of action refers to the way in which the measure acts to achieve its objectives (e.g. training measures or employment incentives). The type of expenditure indicates how the payment is made and who the main recipient is. Total expenditure in "active" versus "passive" LMP measures is presented in relation to GDP for 2003.