Number of unemployed persons in Belgium in 2017, by age and gender
Number of unemployed people in Belgium in 2017, by age and gender*
by Brigitte van de Pas,
last edited
Jul 16, 2019
This statistic displays the number of unemployed people in Belgium in 2017, by age and gender. In 2017, about 41,000 men between 15 and 24 years old were unemployed and roughly 29,000 women between the age of 15 and 24 were unemployed.
Number of unemployed people in Belgium in 2017, by age and gender*
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| Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|
| 15-24 years | 40,665 | 29,205 |
| 25-49 years | 110,081 | 96,827 |
| 50-64 years | 39,848 | 36,475 |
| Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|
| 15-24 years | 40,665 | 29,205 |
| 25-49 years | 110,081 | 96,827 |
| 50-64 years | 39,848 | 36,475 |
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by Brigitte van de Pas,
last edited
Jul 16, 2019
This statistic displays the number of unemployed people in Belgium in 2017, by age and gender. In 2017, about 41,000 men between 15 and 24 years old were unemployed and roughly 29,000 women between the age of 15 and 24 were unemployed.
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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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