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Employment structure

20 april 2020

The employment structure reflects the change in employment across occupations and sectors, using various proxies of job quality.Read more

The employment structure reflects the change in employment across occupations and sectors, using various proxies of job quality. The current debate about shifts in the employment structure is focused on the extent to which observed patterns of job polarisation and upgrading have contributed to wage inequality trends and on Europe's shrinking middle class. Eurofound’s European Jobs Monitor analyses shifts in the employment structure in the EU.

Recent updates

Labour market change: Trends and policy approaches towards flexibilisation

What have been the major trends and policy developments regarding the flexibilisation of employment in recent years?...

Core employment (%), by age, 2018

The chart below shows how the share of specific flexible labour market indicators developed in 2018. It shows the share...

Involuntary temporary employment (%), by sector, 2018

The chart below shows how the share of specific flexible labour market indicators developed in 2018. It shows the share...

Publications & data

The sections below provide access to a range of publications, data and ongoing work on this topic.

Publications (107)
Ongoing work (2)

Eurofound publications come in a variety of formats, including reports, policy briefs, blogs, articles and presentations.

Labour market change: Trends and policy approaches towards flexibilisation

Publication 16 april 2020

Labour market segmentation: Piloting new empirical and policy analyses

Publication 2 december 2019

Where are all the good jobs?

Blog 29 oktober 2019

Capital gains: Employment growth in EU capitals outstrips other regions over 15-year period

News 7 oktober 2019

European Jobs Monitor 2019: Shifts in the employment structure at regional level

Publication 7 oktober 2019

The future of manufacturing in Europe

Publication 10 april 2019

Technology scenario: Employment implications of radical automation

Publication 10 april 2019

The future of manufacturing – is it in Europe?

Blog 9 april 2019

Trade scenario: Employment implications in Europe of a large increase in global tariffs

Publication 14 maart 2019

Energy scenario: Employment implications of the Paris Climate Agreement

Publication 12 februari 2019

Ongoing work

Research continues in this topic on a variety of themes, which are outlined below with links to forthcoming titles.

Challenges and prospects in the EU: Work and employment in the digital age

Publication juli 2021

European Jobs Monitor - Gender and age

Publication november 2021