Deviation of employment in the EU member states from the target values of the Europe 2020 Strategy (original) (raw)

Analysis of the Composition and Trends in the European Union Labor Market Between 2010 and 2020

Journal of Applied Economic Sciences (JAES)

This article aims, through research methods such as quantitative and qualitative analysis (empirical and descriptive), as well as comparison and interpretation, to highlight the composition and trends in the EU labor market between 2010-2020, given the link and mutual conditioning between socio-economic phenomena and the labor market, as part of the realities and trends of European social policy. Thus, the aim was to identify the differences between the Member States of the European Union, but also compared to the EU average, by analyzing the performance and the degree of fulfillment of the indicators pre-established by public policies, as specific objectives of social policy, aiming to ensure an adequate and non-discriminatory framework so that all citizens have equal access to resources and opportunities.In order to present the trend in the evolution of employment, we analyzed the indicators regarding the active population, activity rates, employment rate, employed population, une...

European labour markets challenges in the context of the “Europe 2020” srategy

The article studies the crisis’ effects on the development of the labour markets in Europe and in Bulgaria, in particular. It outlines the strong decrease in labour demand and high unemployment in a considerable part of the member-countries as well as the decrease in households’ income and the standard of living dynamics. The increasing pressure on public finances under crisis conditions encounters their restricted opportunities, additionally limited by the strict fiscal consideration carried out. The active labour market policies, carried out manage partially and temporary to compensate for the negative effects of the crisis. All this gives rise to challenges facing the European Strategy 2020 goals and calls for reviewing the managerial and financial mechanisms, triggering for its achievement.

Analysis of the Main Employment Trends at EU and Romanian Levels

Journal of Economic Development, Environment and People

Lately, the European Union has made progress in the labor market, especially in terms of employment, except in the economic crisis. The purpose of the article is to highlight the main labor market trends at European Union level, with an emphasis on employment as well as differences between Member States in the context of current challenges, namely long-term demographic trends and technological change. In this respect, two EU Member States, namely Romania and the UK, were also taken into account in order to highlight the differences between advanced and less advanced economies in terms of employment opportunities and the integration of vulnerable people on the labor market. The analysis, which emphasizes demographic change and employment, can serve as a basis for knowledge for the design of national policy instruments by emphasizing deficits, surpluses or equilibria. Trends are analysed dynamically over the 2007-2017 period, based on EUROSTAT data. The challenge for decision-makers i...

Lisbon post 2010: employment rate goals

The employment rate in de European Union has increased considerably between 2000 and 2008, but the Lisbon target of 70% will not be met in 2010. Employment has increased from 62% in 2000 to 66% in 2008, mainly due to women and elderly workers entering the labour market or extending their stay. This paper presents a proposal to develop country-specific employment goals for the time period 2010 to 2020. These goals have to be realistic and ambitious. We compare age and gender specific participation rates in the various EU Member States and the outcomes are used to sketch the options for higher employment rates in the next decade. Subsequently, we develop three scenarios with varying employment rate goals for the EU as a whole and for each Member State separately.

The labour market and unemployment in Europe 15

2015

JEL codes: C22, E24, F15 The current economic and financial crisis has had a negative effect all over the world. Nonetheless, this effect has not been the same one in all countries as some countries were more affected than others. This paper analyses the variations that the unemployment rate suffered in the countries that form the European Union 15. Apart from trying to explain how this rate fluctuates throughout a determined timeframe and observe if it converges back to its initial natural unemployment rate of if the so called hysteresis is produced.

Labour Market Developments in Europe 2012 European Commission

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