Frankrig, Finland og Sverige har man udvidet lønsubsidierne betydeligt gennem 1990'emeforat stimulere en øget jobskabelse for især de langtidsarbejdsløse og andre, som er vanskelige at anbringe.
In the latter country, as well as in Germany, France, Finland and Sweden, wage subsidies have been expanded significantly in the 1990s to stimulate increased job creation for the long­term unemployed and others who are hard to place, in par­ticular.