The strength of the 2008 financial and economic crisis and the resulting degree of resilience were heterogeneous among and within the European Union countries. Challenges and opportunities driven by regional-specific differences determined the ability to overshoot the precrisis levels of growth. Focusing upon Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics 2 (NUTS 2) European regions, we explore a novel conceptual framework related to regional economic resilience, namely the renewal capacity. Precisely, we concentrate on the capacity of regional economies to “renew” their growth paths in the labor market in the aftermath of the recent global crisis. We find some well-identified spatial patterns of regional employment renewal and we identify a set of territorial assets that allow regions to bounce back faster and more comprehensively than others to the economic downturn. Furthermore, there are significant differences between the drivers of the regional renewal of Old and New Member States. Our findings suggest potential policy directions at all levels for enhancing regional resilience.

2008年金融和经济危机的强度以及由此产生的抵御能力在欧洲联盟国家内部和内部是异质的。区域差异导致的挑战和机遇决定了超越危机前增长水平的能力。着眼于欧洲地区2统计单位（NUTS 2）的命名法，我们探索了与区域经济弹性相关的新颖概念框架，即更新能力。恰恰是，在最近的全球危机之后，我们专注于区域经济在劳动力市场上“更新”其增长路径的能力。我们发现了一些公认的区域就业更新的空间格局，并确定了一组领土资产，这些资产可使各地区比其他地区更快，更全面地反弹以应对经济衰退。此外，新旧会员国区域更新的驱动因素之间也存在重大差异。我们的研究结果提出了在各个层面上潜在的政策方向，以增强区域弹性。