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With regard to Europe, the map showing the [[:File:Europe_Gross-Domestic-Product-in-the-European-Union_2019-2020_map_18086_eng.jpg|''Variation in Gross Domestic Product in the European Union'']] shows two complementary variables, i.e. the 2020 GDP per capita by State and the variation in GDP from mid-2019 to mid-2020. In terms of GDP per capita, the States with higher income were those located in Scandinavia, the Benelux, Germany, France, Austria and Ireland, whilst those with lower income were in Eastern Europe, especially Romania and Bulgaria. In terms of variation, however, the States that suffered the most severe economic contractions during the first half of 2020 were those on the shores of the Mediterranean, along with Belgium, Hungary and Romania. At the other end of the scale, Ireland, Luxembourg and the Scandinavian and Baltic States were the least impacted.
[[File:Logo MonografíaWorld_Lost-working-hours-due-to-COVID--19_2019-2020_map_18065_eng.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Map: Lost working hours due to COVID-19. 2019-2020. World. [//centrodedescargas.cnig.es/CentroDescargas/busquedaRedirigida.do?ruta=PUBLICACION_CNIG_DATOS_VARIOS/aneTematico/World_Lost-working-hours-due-to-COVID--19_2019-2020_map_18065_eng.pdf PDF]. [//centrodedescargas.cnig.es/CentroDescargas/busquedaRedirigida.do?ruta=PUBLICACION_CNIG_DATOS_VARIOS/aneTematico/World_Lost-working-hours-due-to-COVID--19_2019-2020_map_18065_eng.zip Data].]]
The labour market is depicted by two graphs. Firstly, the graph on the [[:File:Mundo_Evolucion-del-mercado-de-trabajo-en-el-mundo_2000-2020_graficoestadistico_18082_spa.jpg|''Evolution of the labour market worldwide'']] shows the evolution of global employment in the medium term, from 2000 to 2020. Only few significant variations are visible in this type of graph. However, it does show a decrease in the total amount of workers and a moderate rise in unemployment during the transition from 2019 to 2020. For its part, the graph depicting the [[:File:Mundo_Distribucion-de-los-trabajadores-con-pobreza-laboral-en-el-mundo_2010-2020_graficoestadistico_18083_spa.jpg|''Global distribution of workers in poverty'']] confirms that a large part of the labour force in the least developed countries is living in poverty –particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa–, whilst moderate poverty spans throughout East Asia, South Asia and North Africa.
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[[File:Logo MonografíaEurope_Unemployment-rate-in-the-European-Union_2020_map_18102_eng.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Map: Unemployment rates rate in the European Union in . 2020. Europe. [//centrodedescargas.cnig.es/CentroDescargas/busquedaRedirigida.do?ruta=PUBLICACION_CNIG_DATOS_VARIOS/aneTematico/Europa_TasaEurope_Unemployment-derate-paroin-enthe-la-UnionEuropean-Europea_2020_mapa_18102_spaUnion_2020_map_18102_eng.pdf PDF]. [//centrodedescargas.cnig.es/CentroDescargas/busquedaRedirigida.do?ruta=PUBLICACION_CNIG_DATOS_VARIOS/aneTematico/Europa_TasaEurope_Unemployment-derate-paroin-enthe-la-UnionEuropean-Europea_2020_mapa_18102_spaUnion_2020_map_18102_eng.zip DatosData].]]
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[[File:Logo MonografíaEurope_Employment-rate-in-the-European-Union_2020_map_18103_eng.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Map: Employment rates rate in the European Union in . 2020. Europe. [//centrodedescargas.cnig.es/CentroDescargas/busquedaRedirigida.do?ruta=PUBLICACION_CNIG_DATOS_VARIOS/aneTematico/Europa_TasaEurope_Employment-derate-ocupacionin-enthe-la-UnionEuropean-Europea_2020_mapa_18103_spaUnion_2020_map_18103_eng.pdf PDF]. [//centrodedescargas.cnig.es/CentroDescargas/busquedaRedirigida.do?ruta=PUBLICACION_CNIG_DATOS_VARIOS/aneTematico/Europa_TasaEurope_Employment-derate-ocupacionin-enthe-la-UnionEuropean-Europea_2020_mapa_18103_spaUnion_2020_map_18103_eng.zip DatosData].]]
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Another relevant analysis for assessing how the crisis impacted the labour market is shown on the map depicting the [[:File:Europa_TasaEurope_Unemployment-derate-paroin-enthe-laEuropean-Union-Europea_2020_mapa_18102_spaUnion_2020_map_18102_eng.jpg|'' Unemployment rates in the European Union in 2020'']]. Figures were clearly high for Spain, Greece and some Scandinavian and Baltic States. The Eastern States, Belgium, the Netherlands, Ireland and Portugal, however, had lower unemployment rates. Generally speaking, unemployment increased to a greater extent in States that previously had fragile labour markets and were therefore more exposed to the crisis. It is also worth mentioning that these high figures for Scandinavia could be linked to the fact that these States tend to have better social protection schemes for unemployed than the rest of the European Union. Lastly, it shall be noted that the temporary ‘Job Retention Schemes’ succeeded in tempering the final figures for all EU Member States.
The last map related to the labour market shows the [[:File:Europa_TasaEurope_Employment-derate-ocupacionin-enthe-laEuropean-Union-Europea_2020_mapa_18103_spaUnion_2020_map_18103_eng.jpg|''Employment rates in the European Union in 2020'']]. The highest employment rates were registered in the north and the lowest in the south. This map shows certain structural behaviours, such as the greater or lesser insertion of women in the labour market. Figures for 2020 were heavily influenced by the furlough schemes that most States introduced to counteract the pandemic’s impact on the labour market. The States with the highest employment rates were Sweden and the Netherlands, where full employment of both men and women in the context of a moderately ageing population may be pointed out. By contrast, Spain, Italy and Greece had the lowest employment figures, with high ageing and fewer women and young people in the labour market.
To summarise, the pandemic plunged humanity into a severe economic recession that was temporarily tempered by increased cash injections from the Central Banks (with the European Union and the United States leading the way), a notable rise in public spending as well as some other instruments, such as furlough schemes. Nonetheless, as the world starts to overcome the worst of the crisis, each country shall address its level of indebtedness and face up to the effects the pandemic has had on employment.
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