- Recent developments in the state of the middle classes
- European Jobs Monitor 2019: Shifts in the employment structure at regional level
- Cooperatives and social enterprises: Work and employment in selected countries
- The Future of Manufacturing in Europe
- The future of manufacturing in Europe
- Technology scenario: Employment implications of radical automation
- Restructuring trends: 2018 in review
- Reshoring in Europe: Overview 2015–2018
Labour market change
01 October 2020
The employment landscape is being reshaped continually by structural change, driven largely by technology and globalisation. But other factors such as demographic change and new business models also have very significant implications for labour market outcomes and various other aspects of the working lives of European citizens.
Since the adoption of the European employment strategy in 1997, Member States undertook to establish a set of common objectives and targets for employment policy. Its main aim is the creation of more and better jobs throughout the EU. It now constitutes part of the Europe 2020 growth strategy, and it is implemented through the European Semester, an annual process promoting close policy coordination among EU Member States and EU institutions.
- European Commission: Europe 2020 strategy
- European Commission: The European Semester
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Eurofound's work
Eurofound provides information on various aspects of the labour market adjustment to structural change and how at both Member State and European levels this adjustment can best promote better living and working conditions. Changing labour markets, organisational restructuring and job creation are central to the activities in this area, as is research on new forms of employment. Particular attention is devoted to the implications for various groups such as youth and women.
Key contributions
Recent work in this area has focused on the gender employment gap and increasing the labour market participation of women. Eurofound has also examined new forms of employment that differ from traditional employment.
A review of the employment effects of reducing non-wage labour costs for employers looks at the policy reforms adopted since 2008 across the EU Member States to stimulate labour demand.
The European Restructuring Monitor (ERM) has been monitoring the employment impact of large-scale restructuring events in Europe since 2002.
The European Jobs Monitor (EJM) has for several years pioneered the jobs-based approach to better understand the changing employment structure in Europe.
ERM resources
Ongoing work
- State of play: Convergence in 2019
- Labour market segmentation: Quantitative characteristics and policy responses
- Game-changing technologies: Transforming production and employment in Europe
- European Company Survey 2019: Overview report
- Flagship report for labour market change, covering labour markets, restructuring and innovation
- Coverage of cases of transnational restructuring, relevant to current debates.
Highlights (27)
All (1592)
- European Company Survey 2019: Overview report
- Labour markets in the EU: Reacting to change
- Game-changing technologies: Transforming production and employment in Europe
- A more equal Europe? Convergence and the European Pillar of Social Rights
- Labour market segmentation: Piloting new empirical and policy analyses
- Second-generation EU migrants outperform natives on the labour market
- Restructuring: Do unions still matter?
- Future of work: What can we learn from cooperatives and social enterprises?
Publications (552)
- European Company Survey 2019: Overview report
- Labour markets in the EU: Reacting to change
- Game-changing technologies: Transforming production and employment in Europe
- A more equal Europe? Convergence and the European Pillar of Social Rights
- Labour market segmentation: Piloting new empirical and policy analyses
- Restructuring: Do unions still matter?
- Future of work: What can we learn from cooperatives and social enterprises?
- Recent developments in the state of the middle classes
Articles (939)
- Amazon’s expansion in Europe
- Lloyds bank’s digital transformation
- Latvia: latest working life developments Q2 2018
- Czech Republic: latest working life developments Q2 2018
- Italy: Renewal of the collective agreement in the logistics sector to meet old and new challenges
- Cyprus: Employment demand forecast to increase 21% in next decade
- Czech Republic: Latest working life developments – Q4 2017
- France: Government unveils plans to reform labour laws
News (64)
- Second-generation EU migrants outperform natives on the labour market
- Capital gains: Employment growth in EU capitals outstrips other regions over 15-year period
- Netherlands, Hungary, Germany stand to lose out most in Europe from global economic protectionism
- EU, China, US will suffer economically from the re-emergence of protectionism
- Implementation of Paris Climate Agreement could boost EU GDP by 1.1%
- Wage and task profiles of employment in Europe in 2030
- Are apprenticeships keeping up with changes in manufacturing?
- New tasks in old jobs: Manufacturing in Europe increasingly driven by automation
Events (37)
- Watch the video: Economic and social convergence in the EU - Making it happen!
- Employment Committee (EMCO) hosted by the Presidency
- Responsible Innovation Summit 2018
- Future jobs, current challenges - Cedefop 2018 Skills Forecast launch event
- Informal Meeting of Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO) - Employment & Social Policy
- Self-employment in Europe: labour market and social protection
- EU labour market integration of asylum-seekers and refugees - Eurofound National Cluster Seminar
- Changing working conditions in Europe: Moving towards better work: Overview report of Eurofound's sixth European Working Conditions Survey