Moreover, particular categories of the population, i.e. the young, women, older workers, minorities and third country nationals, continue to suffer much higher unemployment and unfavourable circumstances. More effort is needed to hit the target agreed last year for every young person who has left school or university and become unemployed to be offered a job, apprenticeship, training or other employability measure within 100 days.8 Early school leaving is a particularly severe problem among immigrants and minorities. Gender gaps remain wide, which calls for stronger commitment to the Gender Pact.9