From 2008 to 2021, the number of unemployed people in Belgium varied from region to another. Over this period, unemployment fluctuated in Belgium. In 2021, the number of unemployed people in the Brussels-Capital Region increased to 67.5 thousand people. In the same year, the number of unemployed people increased to 135.7 thousand in the Walloon Region and to 119.7 thousand in Flanders.
Number of unemployed people in Belgium from 2008 to 2021, by region
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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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Statbel. (March 31, 2022). Number of unemployed people in Belgium from 2008 to 2021, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/528312/number-of-unemployed-people-in-belgium-by-region/
Statbel. "Number of unemployed people in Belgium from 2008 to 2021, by region." Chart. March 31, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/528312/number-of-unemployed-people-in-belgium-by-region/
Statbel. (2022). Number of unemployed people in Belgium from 2008 to 2021, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/528312/number-of-unemployed-people-in-belgium-by-region/
Statbel. "Number of Unemployed People in Belgium from 2008 to 2021, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/528312/number-of-unemployed-people-in-belgium-by-region/
Statbel, Number of unemployed people in Belgium from 2008 to 2021, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/528312/number-of-unemployed-people-in-belgium-by-region/ (last visited March 30, 2023)
Number of unemployed people in Belgium from 2008 to 2021, by region [Graph], Statbel, March 31, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/528312/number-of-unemployed-people-in-belgium-by-region/