Employment in Europe 1998

Abstract

[Excerpt] This year is the tenth anniversary of Employment in Europe. For a decade now this Report, and the thinking behind it, has provided the analytical bedrock for the Commission’s increasingly important role in supporting Member State employment and labour market policies. The Report has pioneered the use of new concepts — like the employment rate which has improved our understanding of our employment potential in Europe and which, this year, is the subject of a special report to the European Council.