Gospodarka oparta na wiedzy a stan rynku pracy w krajach Unii Europejskiej

The main goal of the paper is to describe development levels of the knowledge based economy in the EU countries and labour market performance in those countries. Special attention is given to the relationship between the development of the knowledge based economy and labour market indicators in the EU countries. The empirical basis of the research is based on statistical data of the World Bank and Eurostat. The analysis indicates that labour market indicators are positively related with the development levels of the knowledge based economy.