Press Release: Employment and Social Developments: growing divergence and higher risks of long-term exclusion

After five years of economic crisis and the return of a recession in 2012, unemployment is hitting new peaks not seen for almost twenty years, household incomes have declined and the risk of poverty or exclusion is on the rise, especially in Member States in Southern and Eastern Europe, according to the 2012 edition of the Employment and Social Developments in Europe Review.

European Commission: MEMO/13/1: Employment and Social Developments in Europe 2012 – frequently asked questions http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-13-1_en.htm

European Commission: SPEECH/13/3: Employment and Social Situation Yearly Review 2012 http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-13-3_en.htm

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