The Joint Employment Report (JER) by the Euro-pean Commission and the Council monitors, on a yearly basis, and in line with Article 148 of the TFEU, the employment situation in the Union and the implementation of the Employment Guide-lines. It provides an annual overview of key employ-ment and social developments in the European Union, and of Member States’ recent policy measures, in line with the Guidelines for the Employment Policies of the Member States1. It also identifies related priority areas for policy action. The Commission’s proposal for the report is part of the European Semester Autumn pack-age; following exchanges between the Commission and its preparatory bodies the final text will be adopt-ed by the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Con-sumer Affairs (EPSCO) Council.

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