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This week signs the launch of our new publication, the Quarterly European Employment and Social Outlook.

The European labour market remains resilient, with low unemployment levels, despite a decline in employment growth, according to the Commission's Labour Market and Wage Developments in Europe report.

The Commission’s 2025 Employment and Social Developments in Europe (ESDE) report highlights the importance of better integrating underrepresented groups - women, older people, migrants and persons with disabilities - into the job market to mitigate skills and labour shortages.

The European Commission has published its 2024 annual review of labour markets and wage developments in Europe. The report shows that the EU labour market remained strong in 2023, despite economic slowdown, with historically low unemployment and 5.5 million jobs created since 2019.

Social investments and reforms in key areas can boost employment, social inclusion, competitiveness and economic growth. This is the main finding of the Commission’s 2024 Employment and Social Developments in Europe (ESDE) report.

The Employment and Social Innovation Programme (EaSI), which financed a wide range of activities in the period 2014-2020, was the most suitable instrument for developing EU-wide tools and actions on social innovation and employment.

The European Commission has published its Employment and Social Developments in Europe (ESDE) report 2023.

A new Eurobarometer survey shows that traineeships are an important stepping stone for young people into the labour market. A clear majority of young Europeans (76%) participating in the survey overall agree, that they learnt things that are useful professionally during their traineeship.

The Commission is today providing guidance to Member States under the 2023 European Semester Spring Package to build a robust and future-proof economy that secures competitiveness and long-term prosperity for all in the face of a challenging geopolitical environment.