The Commission ’ s spring report has recorded the increase in the female employment rate over the past three years to 55.6%, in part because of the progress made on improving the availability and accessibility of care facilities for children under three.
Erhvervsfrekvensen for gruppen af ældre arbejdstagere mellem 55 og 64 var kun nået op på 40,1% i 2002, således at der kræves yderligere 7 millioner arbejdspladser for at nå målsætningen på 50% i 2010.