In February and March of 2021, 63.4 percent of respondents in Belgium said that they find it very unlikely that they would lose their jobs within the next three months which is in an increase of 2.4 percent compared to June and July of 2020 and an increase of 5.5 percent compared to April and May of 2020. This shows that people feel a higher level of security about their job in February and March of 2021 than previously. Whilst 2.9 and 4.6 percent of respondents said that they find it very likely and rather likely that they would lose their job in the next three months in April and May of 2020 respectively, this was reduced to a mere 1.2 and 3.4 percent in February and March of 2021, again showing that respondents feel significantly more secure about their job than before, despite it having increased to 3.6 and 6.4 percent in-between.
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Statistics on Job market in Belgium
Labor force
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- Basic Statistic Employed people in Belgium 2008-2021
- Premium Statistic Employment rate in Belgium 2008-2021
- Premium Statistic Annual change of the labor force of Flanders (Belgium) 2020-2027
- Premium Statistic Annual change of the labor force Wallonia (Belgium) 2020-2027
- Premium Statistic Annual change of the labor force of the Brussels Capital Region (Belgium) 2020-2027
Part-time employment
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- Basic Statistic Share of active population working part-time in Belgium 2008-2021
- Basic Statistic Share of people working part-time in Belgium 2021, by sector
- Basic Statistic Active people with a second job in Belgium 2008-2021
- Basic Statistic Share of active population with a second job in Belgium 2008-2021
- Premium Statistic Share of active population with a second job in Belgium 2021, by sector
Unemployment
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- Premium Statistic Unemployment rate in Belgium 2008-2021
- Premium Statistic Quarterly unemployment rate in Belgium 2014-2022
- Premium Statistic Unemployment rate in Belgium 2008-2021, by region
- Basic Statistic Youth unemployment rate in Belgium in 2021
- Premium Statistic Number of unemployed persons in Belgium 2008-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of unemployed persons in Belgium 2008-2021, by region
- Premium Statistic Number of unemployed persons in Belgium 2017-2021, by age
- Basic Statistic Number of unemployed persons in Belgium 2008-2021, by gender
Salaries
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- Basic Statistic Average monthly income in Belgium 2007-2020
- Basic Statistic Average monthly income in Belgium 2007-2020, by region
- Premium Statistic Average monthly income in Belgium 2007-2020, by gender
- Basic Statistic Average monthly income in Belgium 2007-2020, by level of education
- Basic Statistic Gender pay gap in Belgium 2007-2021
- Basic Statistic Gender pay gap based in Belgium 2021, by business activity
Employers
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