Employment and unemployment in the new EU member countries.
2004
112
7
July
283-294
employment ; labour market ; statistics ; unemployment
Employment
English
Bibliogr.
"This article begins with a brief background into the enlargement process, This is followed by the recent economic history of the new member states. More recent developments in the economies of the new member states are then presented, such as GDP growth, inflation and employment structure.The analysis section deals with labour market characteristics of the New Member States and the EU15, primarily the industrial composition, unemployment, employment, earnings and inactivity. The analysis shows that there are a number of differences as well as similarities in the labour markets of the new member states and the EU15."
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