Changing labour markets: How to prevent a mismatch between skills and jobs in times of transition - Background paper

Gerstenberger, Barbara; Weber, Tina

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Changing labour markets: How to prevent a mismatch between skills and jobs in times of transition - Background paper

Published: 4 May 2023

Barbara Gerstenberger,

On request by the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, Eurofound prepared a background paper as a basis for the discussion at the informal Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO) meeting on 3-4 May 2023. The paper outlines some of the key challenges on our labour markets in this regard, and points to some factors for improving the matching of skills and jobs, both in the short and long term.

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Eurofound (2023), Changing labour markets – How to prevent a mismatch between skills and jobs in times of transition – Background paper, Eurofound, Dublin.

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2 May 2023

Informal meeting of employment and social affairs ministers (EPSCO)

This informal meeting of employment and social affairs ministers (EPSCO), taking place in Stockholm on 3-4 May 2023, will cover the topic of skills and how to prevent mismatch between skills and jobs in times of transition, as well as how to enable adequate and sustainable social protection in light of demographic transition.