The aim of this paper is presenting the situation of the labor
8 market in the European Union after the crisis in 2008 and the comparison
9 of the labor market situation in Kosovo in 2014. In the light of modern
10 economic crisis, it is worth to analyze the development of the situation
11 on the labor markets in the EU and in selected countries of the world since
12 2008. This allows to examine changes in the level of employment under
13 the influence of both the dynamics of the recession and the antirecession
14 policies used. The level of unemployment is closely linked to the dynamics
15 of GDP. Recorded in the EU and in other countries of the world, increase
16 of the unemployment rate from 2008 confirms the strong interdependence
17 f these indicators. To sum up the situation on the European labor market, it is
18 worth noting that the progressive process of increasing the flexibility
19 of the labor market favors the competitiveness of the economies
20 of the European Union. This does not mean, however, that as a result
21 of the changes observed do not appear negative effects (e.g. Spain).
22 It therefore appears necessary to further reduce barriers to movement of labor
23 and services within the European Union and the use clearly positive
24 experiences of labor market reforms.