Website: Labour Market Monitoring

Quarterly Labour Market Review
This report provides an overview of recent developments in the European labour market and summarises the latest short-term developments in GDP and employment growth, in employment and unemployment rates, and in labour demand, as well as recent changes in sectoral employment.

It is based on the latest available data from Eurostat, the exact sources being quarterly national accounts for GDP and employment growth and for sectoral employment, EU labour force survey for employment rates, harmonised series on unemployment and job vacancy statistics.

Monthly Labour Market Monitor
In response to the need to closely monitor the rapidly changing situation on a more frequent basis and provide up-to-date information on recent developments following the economic crisis which hit in October 2008, a new monthly monitoring report on the EU labour market situation and outlook has been established in 2009. The report provides a factual, descriptive update which aims to shed light on the situation in European labour markets on a more timely basis.

• Primary Source

European Commission: MEMO/09/68: Monthly monitoring report on EU employment and social situation http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/09/68&format=PDF&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

Deutsche Welle, 18.2.09: Europe to Lose 3.5 Million Jobs in 2009, Study Says http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,4037399,00.html

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