2010 Employment in Europe report
This year's Employment in Europe report, the 22^nd in the series, comes at a particularly important time for the European Union. Despite moderate signs of economic recovery, European labour markets are still suffering from the aftermath of the economic crisis and they will continue to need to be supported by appropriate crisis exit strategies. Moreover, we need to reformulate policy priorities for the post-2010 period in line with the framework set by the Europe 2020 Strategy.
European labour markets will emerge from the crisis profoundly changed; workers must be given the incentives and tools to successfully adjust to new realities in order to retain or find quality jobs. Action is needed to enhance skills at all levels and to set the conditions for the creation of new jobs. In this respect, flexicurity is still the right framework to modernise labour markets and help foster job-creating recovery.
The Employment in Europe report is one of the tools to support the design and implementation of Member States' employment policies. This year's report focuses on two major themes that reflect the current priorities of employment policies at EU level. [+]