The Joint Employment Report (JER) was adopted on Monday 9 March by the EU's Council of Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs.

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According to the JER, the employment and social situation continues to cause concern and reforms supporting the well-functioning of the labour markets must continue.

 Other recommendations include:

• stepping up of the Youth Guarantee implementation,
• investing adequately in human capital through education and training to increase productivity,
• reintegrate long term unemployed in the labour market,
• improve tax benefits systems to support job creation
• tackle gender gaps
• modernise social protection systems to provide effective protection for all.

 The report's analysis is based upon

• employment and social developments in Europe;
• the implementation of the employment guidelines;
• the examination of the National Reform Programmes that led to the Country Specific Recommendations,
• and the assessment of their implementation so far.