New EU-report: Active ageing and labour market
One of the most remarkable features of recent trends in labour markets in Europe has been the substantial increase in employment of older people, and this during a period of relatively limited economic and employment growth.
Since 2000, the employment rate (ER) for people aged 55-641 has risen by 7 percentage points in the EU-252, compared to a rise of 2.3 percentage points for the working-age population as a whole. However, despite this improvement,
employment of older people in Europe remains low by international standards, and many workers still exit the labour market at relatively early ages.
Source: Employment in Europe 2007