- الحد من البطالة الافتراضية والتغيرات الهيكلية، وهو ما شأنه أن يفضي إلى انخفاض نسبة البطالة الطويلة الأمد (إلى نحو 40 في المائة) وفي نسبة العاطلين عن العمل ممن لم يحصلوا على تدريب مهني أساسي (إلى زهاء 25 في المائة)؛
Raising the educational level of the labour force; Reducing national unemployment and structural variances, which should result in a reduction in the proportion of long-term unemployed (to around 40 per cent) and in the proportion of unemployed persons without basic vocational education (to around 25 per cent); Ensuring involvement in active programmes for all unemployed persons who have not found new employment within six months of becoming unemployed; Reducing regional variances in the labour market; Growth in employment that will exceed an average of 1 per cent a year in the period 2000-2006, alongside accelerated economic growth, which will enable a reduction in the level of unemployment to around 6 per cent by international methodology, or a registered rate of around 9 per cent by 2006; Reducing the extent of unregistered and illegal work and employment.