Number of unemployed persons in Belgium 2008-2018
Number of unemployed people in Belgium from 2008 to 2018*
by Brigitte van de Pas,
last edited
Jul 26, 2019
This statistic displays the number of unemployed people in Belgium from 2008 to 2018. After 2011, the number of unemployed people started increasing again up to approximately 423,000 unemployed people in 2014. In 2018, approximately 300,000 people were unemployed in Belgium.
Number of unemployed people in Belgium from 2008 to 2018*
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| Number of unemployed people | |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 300,137 |
| 2017 | 353,099 |
| 2016 | 388,829 |
| 2015 | 421,390 |
| 2014 | 423,039 |
| 2013 | 416,352 |
| 2012 | 368,388 |
| 2011 | 346,404 |
| 2010 | 405,538 |
| 2009 | 379,378 |
| 2008 | 332,990 |
| Number of unemployed people | |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 300,137 |
| 2017 | 353,099 |
| 2016 | 388,829 |
| 2015 | 421,390 |
| 2014 | 423,039 |
| 2013 | 416,352 |
| 2012 | 368,388 |
| 2011 | 346,404 |
| 2010 | 405,538 |
| 2009 | 379,378 |
| 2008 | 332,990 |
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by Brigitte van de Pas,
last edited
Jul 26, 2019
This statistic displays the number of unemployed people in Belgium from 2008 to 2018. After 2011, the number of unemployed people started increasing again up to approximately 423,000 unemployed people in 2014. In 2018, approximately 300,000 people were unemployed in Belgium.
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- Belgium
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- 2008 to 2018
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- * Statistics Belgium defines an unemployed person according to the criteria of the International Labour Organization. An employed person is a person aged 15 years or older who during the reference week was without a job, a person who was available for a job and started work within 2 weeks after the reference week, or a person who was actively looking for a job during the previous 4 weeks, including the reference week.
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- * Statistics Belgium defines an unemployed person according to the criteria of the International Labour Organization. An employed person is a person aged 15 years or older who during the reference week was without a job, a person who was available for a job and started work within 2 weeks after the reference week, or a person who was actively looking for a job during the previous 4 weeks, including the reference week.
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