Statement: US Labor Department, European Commission roundtable addresses ways to help the long-term unemployed get back to work

The European Commission and the U.S. Department of Labor compared practices and policies used to fight against long-term unemployment at a roundtable discussion in Washington on 11 May 2016.
U.S. Deputy Secretary of Labor Christopher P. Lu hosted the event and was joined by European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility, Marianne Thyssen, who headed a delegation of representatives of the European Commission, labor ministries and public employment services from several EU Member States.