About a quarter of people younger than 30, and a third in the South, were not in education, employment or training. These figures are far from those of most other European countries. The question of labour is central. It relates to social integration and personal identity.
On the economic level, it should not be seen solely as a cyclical problem: the economy’s growth potential depends on the quantity and quality of the labour force and the capacity of the productive economy to provide adequate employment. Demographic and technological tendencies play an important role, destined to increase in the years to come.