Publications

This working paper examines the dual nature of labour shortages: their impact on productivity growth and their role as a symptom of labour market frictions that lead to low-paid, low-quality jobs (e.g., carers, transport workers).

This annual report presents updated insights into labour mobility developments in the European Union (EU) and European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries using data for 2023 and 2024.

The concept and content of this recommendation paper on financing not linked to costs (FNLC) were designed by the ESF Transnational Network on Simplification (TN).

Centres of Vocational Excellence (CoVEs) are a European flagship initiative to strengthen and develop Vocational Education and Training (VET) in Europe.

The Erasmus+ Centres of Vocational Excellence (CoVEs) are a European flagship initiative to strengthen and develop vocational education and training (VET) in Europe.

This note shows that clustered disadvantages across active ageing dimensions reveal that many older Europeans face overlapping challenges, and that the maximal position approach helps identify those most at risk and guide more effective, well-targeted ageing and wellbeing policies.

This note shows that AI and new digital technologies will boost employment in Europe overall, but unevenly—mainly benefiting high-skilled, prime-age workers and women—while low-skilled and young workers and weaker regions face higher risks without targeted support.

EESO quarterly reviews periodically provide an overview of recent social and labour market developments in the EU, accompanied by specific thematic analyses.

This study (‘Assessment of potential employment, skills and social implications of Offshore Renewable Energy development in the EU’) presents a comprehensive review of the potential employment, skills, and social implications of Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) development in the European Union (EU).