Recession hit low-skilled workers hardest, data shows.

Employment and recruitment activity in the European Union significantly decreased during the economic crisis (2008-2012), leaving low-skilled workers overtaken by medium-skilled ones, while flexible job contracts mushroomed, a fresh report from the European Commission showed.

The European Vacancy and Recruitment Report 2014 published on Monday (23 June) shed new light on the impact of the economic crisis on the labour market, and especially on the most vulnerable, unskilled and least educated workers.

High-tech jobs offer more money and security: study.

The high-tech sector has remained stable during the financial crisis with 19% higher wages and an unemployment rate consistently below 4%, according to a new study by the Belgian university KU Leuven (KUL).

The high technology business has grown two and a half times more than all other job sectors since 2000, says the study, High-technology employment in the European Union.

The report makes a number of policy recommendations to the European Commission.

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