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Where next for European labour markets?

High unemployment rates, increasingly precarious jobs and industry restructuring are just some of the elements characterising today's labour markets. A network of EU-funded researchers is studying socio-economic and social trends to better understand current developments.

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Innovation Funding Researchers Society Social Science & Humanities Marie Skłodowska Curie actions Societal Challenges Europe in a changing world - Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies Belgium France Hungary Poland Spain Sweden United Kingdom

date:  24/06/2016

Project:  The changing nature of employment in Eur...

acronym:  ChangingEmployment

See also:  CORDIS

According to Eurostat estimates, nearly 24.5 million people in the EU's 28 member countries were unemployed in November 2014, corresponding to an overall unemployment rate of 10%. While jobless numbers have fallen below crisis peaks, recent employment growth is concentrated in the temporary or part-time labour markets, suggesting an increase in job insecurity.

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