That they change frequently should not be a surprise: any future path would be conditional on the current circumstances remaining the same, and as we know, things do not remain the same, particularly in the current crisis environment that we find ourselves in.
The cumulative increase in the number of people employed between Q2 2013, the trough of euro area employment, and Q1 2019 amounts to 10.8 million. Nevertheless, the risks surrounding euro area growth are tilted to the downside, on account of the prolonged presence of uncertainties related to geopolitical factors, the threat of protectionism and vulnerabilities in emerging markets.