Since the mid-1980s, the Com munity has succeeded both in raising the employment/workingage population ratio, and in reducing unemployment, by more than Japan or the rest of Western Europe.
Siden midten af 1980'er er det lykkedes både at øge beskæftigelsesfrekvensen og at nedbringe arbejdsløsheden mere, end det er sket i Japan og resten af Vesteuropa.