Thus, the kinds of services supported by social enterprise are fewer in Europe (when com- pared to the wide range supported by social enterprise activity in the United States) because European social enterprises tended to address those particular areas the welfare state had retreated from or had not been able to meet demand for (i.e., employment programs for the long-termed unemployed, personal social services). Naturally, the extent that social enter- prises fill particular service needs varies depending on the welfare state and circumstances in each European country.