In the last quarter of 2015, better economic data in the EU was overshadowed by increasing anxiety about the potential impact of declining growth and rising instability in developing economies. Aggregate unemployment rates in the Union are in their first sustained downward path since the global financial crisis began: in the EU28, unemployment stands at 9.2%; in the euro zone, at 10.5%.
This issue includes: Macroeconomic trends and prospects; Job creation and job loss at a glance (01/10/15 - 31/12/15); Sectoral distribution of job losses/job gains, and top five cases; Restructuring support measure in focus: Support instruments for restructuring in the Netherlands; Case in focus: Amazon deploys warehouse robots in Poland; Case in focus: Public-sector recruitment to tackle refugee crisis.
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4
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EF1605