There are almost 156.9 million full-time workers in the European Union as of 2020, a fall when compared with 2019 when there were approximately 159.2 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 2020
(in 1,000s)
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Eurostat. (March 4, 2021). Number of full-time employees in the European Union (EU27) from 2002 to 2020 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 30, 2022, 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 2020 (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 4, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 30, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197123/full-time-workers-in-the-eu/
Eurostat. (2021). Number of full-time employees in the European Union (EU27) from 2002 to 2020 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 30, 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 2020 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197123/full-time-workers-in-the-eu/
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