11/04/2022 (Agence Europe) – For the year 2021 as a whole, total employment increased by 1.2% in the EU and by 1.1% in the euro area, according to the Employment and Social Developments in Europe (ESDE) report published on Monday 11 April. This follows a decline of 1.4% and 1.5% respectively in the year 2020, when the pandemic hit employment hard. However, in the fourth quarter of 2021, the number of hours worked increased moderately and, overall, slightly less quickly than the number of...