countries have experienced a steep increase in unemployment, employment in other developed economies has not fallen in parallel … with a significant decline in GDP. Our analysis shows that labor market institutions frequently used to study employment … performance can explain the development of unemployment in the situation of crisis in some clusters of countries much better than …

unemployed and the inactive remain distinct groups with regards to transitions into employment, post-industrial labour markets … markets are more likely to make the transition into employment than has previously been the case. It concludes that whilst the … have indeed become more inclusive. Only a few countries saw decreased odds of transition over time for the unemployed …

standard measures of long-term unemployment and alternative measures of long-term non-employment. Next, we take a closer look … most effective for the reintegration of long-term unemployed persons. Subsequently, the special role of Public Employment …In contrast to the recently decreasing unemployment rates in the EU, long-term unemployment remains at alarming levels …