The December 2021 quarterly review provides a broad overview of the main economic and social developments and focuses on quarterly labour market transitions to employment, unemployment and inactivity in 2020. The analysis shows that at the peak of the crisis, certain categories of workers - such as the young, low-skilled, migrants, workers under a temporary contract – were clearly more affected than the others. These negative effects persisted also when economic conditions improved, especially for workers with temporary contracts and low skills.

The Commission has launched a range of measures to support workers and employers during the crisis, both short-term and longer-term. The Recovery and Resilience Facility, the European Social Fund Plus and other instruments are available to help Member States financing measures for a gradual transition from emergency actions to preserve jobs in the crisis to active labour market policies needed for a job-rich recovery as also outlined in the EASE recommendation.

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