Across the member states of the European Union in the annual average of 2018 181.4 million people of age between 15 and 64 were in full-time employment (110.2 million men and 71.2 million women), a further 43 million were...
“Keep the focus on employers’ view” was the title of the workshop organized by the Hungarian Public Employment Service as part of the nation biggest HR Festival during the European Vocational Skills Week and Employers’ Day. The workshop was...
On 10 and 11 October, Advisors for European PES affairs gathered in Brussels for discussing crucial PES topics and planning further steps as a Network. During the interactive meeting, discussion on the green economy or platform work have been...
The employment rate across the EU in 2018 was significantly over the value of 2008; an in-depth analysis however demonstrates that in reality the development of employment rates (the proportion of employment within the population) has in the European...
The European Commission has adopted on 11 September 2019 a proposal to prolong the PES Network until 2027. As the Decision that formally established the PES Network in 2014 will expire by the end of 2020, the European Commission...
The basic rule “the higher the level of education the lower the risk of unemployment” remains true in all member states of the PES Network (EU, Island and Norway), with just two tiny exceptions, and although there are fewer...
The growing dynamics of our labour markets and resulting more frequent job changes make short periods of unemployment quite normal for a majority of people in contrast to the generations of our parents or grandparents. A large proportion of...
This interesting article published by the ILO STAT explains why it is useful not only to look at unemployment rates, but also at other indicators. Especially in times of skills shortages it is good to take into account people...
To give advice on job search is one of the core task of every PES. To be able to give the right advice online is something all PES are working on. MICHÈLE BELOT (European University Institute and University of...
In 2013 unemployment across Europe reached its depressing peak. The number of unemployed across the European Union reached 26.334 million, the unemployment rate was 10.9%. The labour market situation of young people was particularly precarious, in 2013 the unemployment...