The Netherlands had the highest employment rate among European Union countries in 2022, at 81.8 percent, followed by Sweden, which had an employment rate of 77.6 percent. Italy reported the lowest employment rate in the EU at 60.5 percent.
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Statistics on Employment in Europe
Employment
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- Basic Statistic Number of employees in the European Union 2005-2022
- Basic Statistic Employment rate in the European Union 2005-2022
- Basic Statistic Employment rate in the EU in 2022, by country
- Basic Statistic Number of employees in the European Union 2022, by sector
- Premium Statistic Average time spent with one employer in European countries 2021
- Basic Statistic Largest European companies based on number of employees 2020
Unemployment
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- Basic Statistic Unemployment rate of the EU 2000-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of unemployed people in the EU and Euro Area 2000-2022
- Premium Statistic Unemployment rate in the EU 2022, by country
- Basic Statistic Unemployment rate of the largest economies in Europe 1980-2022
- Premium Statistic Youth unemployment rate of the European Union 2000-2022
- Basic Statistic Youth unemployment figures in the EU and Euro Area 2000-2022
- Basic Statistic Youth unemployment rate in the EU 2022, by country
- Basic Statistic Job vacancy rate in the European Union 2006-2022
Labor Force
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- Basic Statistic Number of full-time employees in the EU 2002-2021
- Basic Statistic Number of part-time employees in the EU 2002-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of self-employed people in the EU 2002-2021
- Basic Statistic Average full-time weekly working hours EU 2008-2022
- Basic Statistic Temporary employment in the EU 2005-2020
- Basic Statistic Percentage of people usually working from home in Europe 2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Percentage of employed people that can work from home in European countries 2008-2020
Wages and Earnings
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- Basic Statistic Average annual net earnings in the EU 2000-2020
- Premium Statistic Average annual wages in 26 countries in Europe 2021
- Basic Statistic Hourly labor cost in the EU 2021, by country
- Basic Statistic Average annual salaries in largest economies in Europe 1991-2020
- Basic Statistic Gender pay gap in the European Union 2010-2020
- Basic Statistic Gender pay gap in European countries 2020
- Basic Statistic Low-wage earners as a proportion of all employees Europe 2018
Impact of Covid-19
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- Premium Statistic Number of jobs on furlough in the UK, France, and Germany 2021
- Premium Statistic Overall unemployment support funds allocated by the European Union 2020-2021
- Premium Statistic Unemployment support funds allocated by the European Union 2020-2021, by member state
- Premium Statistic Share of people experiencing unemployment in Coronavirus pandemic European Union 2020
- Premium Statistic People experiencing unemployment in Coronavirus pandemic EU 2020 by age and gender
- Premium Statistic Share of people working from home in European countries, by number of days 2020
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- U.S. employment to population ratio 2021, by state
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- Employment rate in Madrid from Q1 2013 to Q4 2022
- Employment rate in Aragon from Q1 2013 to Q4 2021
- Employment rate in the Basque Country from Q1 2013 to Q4 2022
- Employment rate in the Balearic Islands from Q1 2013 to Q4 2022
- Employment rate in Galicia from Q1 2013 to Q4 2022
- Employment rate of recent postgraduates in Italy 2007-2017
- Unemployment rate of recent postgraduates in Italy 2007-2017
- Population in Russia by employment status 2017
- Necessity to review hiring policies to reflect current job market Singapore 2019
- Share of people actively looking for a new job Netherlands 2017, by education level
- Percentage of sources where digital business tech talent is found in the UK 2015
- Manufacture of tobacco products: number of employees in Turkey 2009-2014
- Employees of KEPCO 2021, by gender
- Industry revenue of “employment activities“ in Saudi Arabia 2012-2024
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- Unemployment rate of recent postgraduates in Italy 2007-2017
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Eurostat. (November 16, 2022). Employment rate in the European Union in 2022, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 27, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1195140/employment-rate-in-europe-by-country/
Eurostat. "Employment rate in the European Union in 2022, by country." Chart. November 16, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1195140/employment-rate-in-europe-by-country/
Eurostat. (2022). Employment rate in the European Union in 2022, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1195140/employment-rate-in-europe-by-country/
Eurostat. "Employment Rate in The European Union in 2022, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1195140/employment-rate-in-europe-by-country/
Eurostat, Employment rate in the European Union in 2022, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1195140/employment-rate-in-europe-by-country/ (last visited March 27, 2023)
Employment rate in the European Union in 2022, by country [Graph], Eurostat, November 16, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1195140/employment-rate-in-europe-by-country/