Memo: Employment and Social Situation Quarterly Review: September 2011 – Slowdown in labour market recovery and underlying problems for some subgroups and some member States

The latest EU Employment and Social Situation Quarterly review released today by the European Commission shows that the hesitant recovery of the EU labour market has slowed down, with differences prevailing among the 27 Member States' labour markets. Overall, the number of people in employment remains well below the figures from before the crisis. The labour market has started to stabilise for most population subgroups, however, the cumulative impact of the recession has caused a severe blow to the situation of underperforming groups, including young people, migrants, the low-skilled and, more recently, also women.