There are over 158.9 million full-time workers in the European Union as of 2021, an increase when compared with 2020 when there were approximately 156.8 million full-time workers in the EU. At the time of the financial crash of 2008, full-time workers numbered around 158.7 million, but dropped to 147.9 million by 2013. It was not until ten years later in 2018, that the number of full-time workers recovered to pre-crisis levels.
Number of full-time employees in the European Union (EU27) from 2002 to 2021 (in 1,000s)
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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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- Employment in solar thermal & photovoltaic industry Sweden 2017
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Eurostat. (July 4, 2022). Number of full-time employees in the European Union (EU27) from 2002 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197123/full-time-workers-in-the-eu/
Eurostat. "Number of full-time employees in the European Union (EU27) from 2002 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Chart. July 4, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197123/full-time-workers-in-the-eu/
Eurostat. (2022). Number of full-time employees in the European Union (EU27) from 2002 to 2021 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197123/full-time-workers-in-the-eu/
Eurostat. "Number of Full-time Employees in The European Union (Eu27) from 2002 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197123/full-time-workers-in-the-eu/
Eurostat, Number of full-time employees in the European Union (EU27) from 2002 to 2021 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197123/full-time-workers-in-the-eu/ (last visited February 04, 2023)
Number of full-time employees in the European Union (EU27) from 2002 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Eurostat, July 4, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197123/full-time-workers-in-the-eu/