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European Commission
Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities
Employment in Europe 2010
Foreword
Table of contents
Executive summary
Chapter 1: EU labour markets in time of economic crisis
1.Introduction
2.Economic and labour market developments during the crisis
3.Which population subgroups have been most affected?
4.Outlook
5.Longer term trends and panorama of annual indicators for EU labour markets in 2009
6.Summary and conclusions
Chapter 2: On the path to recovery:
a review of labour market measures
1. Introduction
2. A framework for analysis
2.1.The policy context
2.2.A set of evaluation criteria
3. Maintaining employment, creating
jobs and promoting mobility
3.1.Short-time working arrangements
3.2.Temporary wage subsidies
3.3.Reductions in non-wage costs
3.4.Public sector employment
3.5.Promoting self-employment and business start-ups
3.6.Promoting mobility and balancing migration
4. Upgrading of skills and labour
market matching
4.1.Skill formation
4.2.Labour market matching
5. Increasing access to employment
and supporting household income
6. Assessment of the crisis-related
measures
6.1.Stocktaking: The crisis, government intervention and employment
6.2.Potential medium-term impact: A micro-model simulation
6.3.Policy considerations
7. Employment policy actions
beyond 2010
7.1.Phasing out crisis-related labour market measures
7.2.Reduce structural unemployment and increase labour market participation
7.3.Support specific groups of employees
7.4.Invest in skills upgrading and strengthen labour market matching
8. Conclusions
References
Annex 1
Annex 2
Chapter 3: Youth and Segmentation in EU labour markets
1.Introduction
2.Young people in the labour market
3.Temporary contracts and dual labour markets
4.Segmentation and youth
5.School-to-work transitions
6.Segmentation, wages and human capital formation
7.Segmentation and labour market transitions
8.Temporary contracts and employment volatility
9.Conclusions and policy recommendations
References
Statistical annex
1.Data sources definitions
2.Macro economic indicators
3.Key employment indicators
List of acronyms
Tables
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Graphs (Download PDF)
Chapter 2 : On the path to recovery:
a review of labour market measures
Annex 1 : Recipients of short-time working allowance: stocks or flows
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