Labour market policies
27 March 2023

To improve the functioning of labour markets, policymakers need to address labour market mismatches, labour market segmentation, and design employment policies geared towards the integration of specific groups into the labour market.Read more
To improve the functioning of labour markets, policymakers need to address labour market mismatches, labour market segmentation, and design employment policies geared towards the integration of specific groups into the labour market. Active labour market policies (ALMP) are public interventions which are explicitly targeted at groups of persons with difficulties in the labour market. These policies include Public Employment Services or other publicly funded services for jobseekers. Active support to employment is included in the European Pillar of Social Rights.
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Publications & data
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Publications
Eurofound publications come in a variety of formats, including reports, policy briefs, blogs, articles and presentations.
ERM annual report 2016: Globalisation slowdown? Recent evidence of offshoring and reshoring in Europe
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Publication 14 December 2016Data
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- Data: COVID-19 EU PolicyWatch
Ongoing work
Research continues in this topic on a variety of themes, which are outlined below with links to forthcoming titles.