20/04/2018 (Agence Europe) – The employment rate among 20-64 year-olds in the EU was 72.2% in 2017, according to figures released by Eurostat on Friday 20 April, compared with 71.1% in 2016. EU Employment and Social Affairs Commissioner Marianne Thyssen said this was good news and if the employment rate continues to rise at this rate, the employment target of 75% in the Europe 2020 strategy will be reached. A third of member states have already reached their targets, viz. Sweden,...