Work & Labour in Belgium 1,042 indicators covering work & labour for Belgium. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private 37.3% 2025 down 7.4% 11th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 12.45 2025 down 3.0% 17th Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment 26.2% 2025 up 6.5% 7th Temporary employees by occupation 493.6 Thousand persons 2025 up 41.8% 15th Temporary employees by duration of the employment contract 493.6 Thousand persons 2025 up 41.8% 15th Temporary employees by educational attainment level 493.6 Thousand persons 2025 up 41.8% 15th Persons having a second job by educational attainment level 314.4 Thousand persons 2025 up 69.9% 13th Persons having a second job by professional status of both jobs 314.4 Thousand persons 2025 up 69.9% 13th Persons having a second job by occupation in the first job 314.4 Thousand persons 2025 up 69.9% 13th Temporary employees by main reason 11.4% 2025 up 26.7% 20th Inspectors per 10'000 employed persons 0.56 2024 down 16.4% 34th Youth employment by educational attainment level 102.8 Thousand persons 2025 up 231.6% 16th Time-related underemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 220.15 2024 up 11.5% 19th Time-related underemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 4.35 2024 up 0.0% 24th STAN Database for Structural Analysis, 2020 edition — Total employment 7,720 Hours 2019 up 10.6% 16th Employees who could not find a permanent or full-time job 315.8 Thousand persons 2025 down 8.4% 10th Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time 18.2% 2025 up 85.7% 16th Temporary employees - Regions — Fixed-term employment contracts 9.7 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup 2024 up 12.8% 11th Persons in part-time employment by main reason 18.2% 2025 up 85.7% 16th LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization (current ILO) 14.87 2025 up 1.1% 18th Youth unemployment by educational attainment level 29.8 Thousand persons 2025 up 120.7% 17th Capital intensity vs. labor productivity 235 2015 up 12.4% 4th Public employment 5,096 2022 up 11.5% 16th Midwives — Health and social employment 152.63 Per 1 000 live births 2024 up 63.6% 2nd Labour input in construction - quarterly data 103.1 Index, 2021=100 2025 up 16.0% 27th Population in private households by citizenship and labour status 8,770 Thousand persons 2026 up 4.7% 13th Population in private households by country of birth and labour 8,770 Thousand persons 2026 up 4.7% 13th Labour force by citizenship - quarterly data 5,480 Thousand persons 2026 up 8.9% 15th Labour force by country of birth - quarterly data 5,480 Thousand persons 2026 up 8.9% 15th Labour force by educational attainment level - quarterly data 5,480 Thousand persons 2026 up 8.9% 15th Labour force participation rates by citizenship - quarterly data 62.5% 2026 up 4.0% 35th Labour force participation rates by country of birth - quarterly data 62.5% 2026 up 4.0% 35th Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 62.5% 2026 up 4.0% 35th Employment rates by citizenship - quarterly data 58.7% 2026 up 5.4% 35th Employment rates by country of birth - quarterly data 58.7% 2026 up 5.4% 35th Employment rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data 58.7% 2026 up 5.4% 35th Employed persons by citizenship - quarterly data 5,148 Thousand persons 2026 up 10.2% 16th Employed persons by country of birth - quarterly data 5,148 Thousand persons 2026 up 10.2% 16th Employed persons by educational attainment level - quarterly data 5,148 Thousand persons 2026 up 10.2% 16th Employed persons by professional status - quarterly data 5,148 Thousand persons 2026 up 10.2% 16th Employed persons by professional status and occupation - quarterly 5,148 Thousand persons 2026 up 10.2% 16th Employed persons by professional status and full-time/part-time 5,148 Thousand persons 2026 up 10.2% 16th Employed persons by occupation and educational attainment level 5,163 Thousand persons 2026 up 10.2% 16th Self-employed persons by educational attainment level - quarterly data 747 Thousand persons 2026 up 16.3% 16th Self-employed persons by occupation - quarterly data 747 Thousand persons 2026 up 16.3% 16th Employees by educational attainment level - quarterly data 4,368 Thousand persons 2026 up 9.3% 16th Employees by occupation - quarterly data 4,368 Thousand persons 2026 up 9.3% 16th Persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment 5,148 Thousand persons 2026 up 10.2% 16th Persons having a second job by educational attainment level 349.4 Thousand persons 2026 up 64.0% 13th Persons having a second job by professional status of both jobs 349.4 Thousand persons 2026 up 64.0% 13th Persons having a second job by occupation in the first job 349.4 Thousand persons 2026 up 64.0% 13th Population in private households by degree of urbanisation and labour 8,770 Thousand persons 2026 up 4.7% 13th Temporary employees by educational attainment level - quarterly data 538.8 Thousand persons 2026 up 40.1% 15th Temporary employees by occupation - quarterly data 538.8 Thousand persons 2026 up 40.1% 15th Temporary employees by duration of the employment contract 538.8 Thousand persons 2026 up 40.1% 15th Temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data 12.3% 2026 up 28.1% 18th Unemployment rates by citizenship - quarterly data 6.1% 2026 down 15.3% 20th Unemployment rates by country of birth - quarterly data 6.1% 2026 down 15.3% 20th Unemployment rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data 6.1% 2026 down 15.3% 20th Unemployed persons by citizenship - quarterly data 332 Thousand persons 2026 down 8.7% 16th ← Previous Page 10 of 18 Next →