Employment in Europe 2002. Recent trends and prospects

This report discusses the European labour market performance against the backdrop of both the recent economic slowdown, and the structural improvements in European labour markets since the mid 1990s. It further highlights the role of quality in work for productivity and overall employment performance, and addresses remaining imbalances in the European labour markets, notably by gender and across regions. Finally, it analyses the main employment trends in the candidate countries and discusses labour market characteristics of an enlarged Union.

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