Publisher's Synopsis
This report should serve as a complementary analysis to publications such as the Employment Report and the Social Protection Report. It gives a description of the social situation of Europe based upon harmonized information and acknowledges the importance of the social dimension in the future vision of Europe. This edition of the report focuses on the evolving demand for social support and social services and it considers the potential in meeting this demand.;Topics examined in the report include: ageing of the population; education outcomes; (female) employment; ageing in employment; (youth/long-term) unemployment; social protection expenditure; old-age benefits; income distribution; low-income households; earnings of men and women; life and health expectancies; and accidents at work.
