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THE EMPLOYMENT performance of EU member states in 2002 was mixed, with falling employment in some although overall employment continued to grow. Despite strong domestic demand in the acceding countries, employment there continued to decline due to developments in Poland. Despite weak economic growth, EU economic activity and employment rates continued to increase, but at a much lower pace than in previous years, particularly among women. In 2002 the overall EU employment rate was 64.3 per cent, while that for women was 55.6 per cent (72.8 for men). The employment rate for older workers increased 1.4 percentage points over the previous year to just over 40 per cent.
These are among the findings in Employment in Europe 2003 which has been released on the EU website. In addition to a review of recent developments in European labour markets, the latest edition of the...