Best and worst countries in Europe for job prospects revealed
Having endured a long and gradual recovery from the financial crisis of 2008, Britain now offers some of the best prospects for job seekers in Europe, research suggests.
On a global level, Estonia and Norway enjoy the strongest job prospects, followed by the US, UK, Austria, Denmark and Germany, recruitment experts Glassdoor said.
Sluggish economic performance has hampered employment levels in Greece, Spain and Portugal, with job seekers in these countries facing the worst job prospects, the report adds.
In terms of the scale of the recovery since the onset of the financial crisis, Germany has impressed, with employment returning to pre-crisis levels, Glassdoor said.
In the UK, economic performance is 'growing strongly', meaning employment is expanding 'quite fast', the research suggests.
研究顯示,在英國,經(jīng)濟效益蒸蒸日上,這意味著就業(yè)發(fā)展正勢如破竹。
In Greece and Spain, at least 25 percent of the population is unemployed. In France, Portugal, Ireland and Italy the rate of unemployment is at least 10 percent.
At 5 percent or less, Germany, Switzerland and Norway have the lowest percentage of people out of work, followed by around 6 percent in the UK and Austria.
Youth unemployment is more than 50 percent in Greece and Spain, almost 43 percent in Italy and nearly 25 percent in France, Ireland and Belgium - significantly above the UK figure of 17 percent.
Dr Andrew Chamberlain, Glassdoor's chief economist, said: 'European labour markets today are diverse and present myriad challenges, as well as opportunities, for job-seekers.
'On the one hand, countries like the UK, Germany, Austria and Switzerland enjoy below average unemployment.
“一方面,英國、德國、奧地利和瑞士這類國家享有著低于平均水平的失業(yè)率。
'By contrast, Greece, Spain and Portugal have continued to struggle with double-digit unemployment and slow economic growth, partly due to inflexible labour market regulations that have proven difficult to reform in recent years.'
Since the financial crisis, there a been a notable surge in temporary or part-time work. Such roles often offer less-than-ideal working hours, little flexibility and low pay, Glassdoor said.
Temporary contracts are particularly common in Spain, the Netherlands, and Portugal, affecting more than two in ten of people employed.
臨時合同在西班牙、荷蘭和葡萄牙特別普遍,解決了百分之二十的人口就業(yè)問題。
The number of people in temporary roles is also relatively high in Sweden, France, and Finland, where it exceeds 15 percent.
在瑞典、法國和芬蘭,臨時工的人數(shù)也相對較高,超過了人口的百分之十五。
The proportion of people who work part-time but would rather be working full-time has increased everywhere since 2008 with the exception of Germany, Belgium and Sweden, the research reveals.