Number of unemployed persons in Belgium 2008-2018, by region
Number of unemployed people in Belgium from 2008 to 2018, by region*
by Brigitte van de Pas,
last edited
Jul 26, 2019
This statistic shows the number of unemployed people in Belgium from 2008 to 2018, by region. In 2018, the number of unemployed people in the Brussels-Capital Region decreased to about 70,000 people. The number of unemployed people in the Walloon Region and the Flemish Region both also decreased, to about 126,000 and 103,000 people respectively.
Number of unemployed people in Belgium from 2008 to 2018, by region*
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| Flemish Region | Brussels-Capital Region | Walloon Region | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 103,177 | 70,347 | 216,612 |
| 2017 | 128,509 | 78,974 | 145,617 |
| 2016 | 141,554 | 89,376 | 157,901 |
| 2015 | 151,975 | 90,830 | 178,586 |
| 2014 | 147,824 | 96,383 | 178,833 |
| 2013 | 147,045 | 97,827 | 171,481 |
| 2012 | 130,294 | 87,901 | 150,193 |
| 2011 | 122,699 | 84,121 | 139,585 |
| 2010 | 149,437 | 85,546 | 170,555 |
| 2009 | 140,610 | 75,316 | 163,452 |
| 2008 | 111,449 | 75,172 | 146,369 |
| Flemish Region | Brussels-Capital Region | Walloon Region | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 103,177 | 70,347 | 216,612 |
| 2017 | 128,509 | 78,974 | 145,617 |
| 2016 | 141,554 | 89,376 | 157,901 |
| 2015 | 151,975 | 90,830 | 178,586 |
| 2014 | 147,824 | 96,383 | 178,833 |
| 2013 | 147,045 | 97,827 | 171,481 |
| 2012 | 130,294 | 87,901 | 150,193 |
| 2011 | 122,699 | 84,121 | 139,585 |
| 2010 | 149,437 | 85,546 | 170,555 |
| 2009 | 140,610 | 75,316 | 163,452 |
| 2008 | 111,449 | 75,172 | 146,369 |
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by Brigitte van de Pas,
last edited
Jul 26, 2019
This statistic shows the number of unemployed people in Belgium from 2008 to 2018, by region. In 2018, the number of unemployed people in the Brussels-Capital Region decreased to about 70,000 people. The number of unemployed people in the Walloon Region and the Flemish Region both also decreased, to about 126,000 and 103,000 people respectively.
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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.
Belgium is divided into 3 regions: the Flemish Region, the Brussels-Capital Region and the Walloon Region. Each region has its own Regional Parliament and a Regional Government.
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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.
Belgium is divided into 3 regions: the Flemish Region, the Brussels-Capital Region and the Walloon Region. Each region has its own Regional Parliament and a Regional Government.
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