approximately 43 million persons in paid employment. Two countries alone - Poland and Romania - account for over half the total …. Conversely, the services sector is less important in the acceding and candidate countries, accounting for 47% of all jobs … temporary employment agency contracts (2% in the EU). Until recently, such contracts were unheard of in the former communist …

developments in the EU in the wake of the crisis, focusing on major topic areas including changes in labour markets and employment …

-term prosperity. Its reporting of recent employment trends highlighted where in the economy most job creation and job loss has …