Work & Labour in Belgium

1,042 indicators covering work & labour for Belgium.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Regional disparities in employment rates 8.5% 2025 down 8.6% 3rd
Labour transitions - income decile change compared to previous year 15.3% 2025 up 28.6% 5th
Regional disparities in unemployment rates 45.3% 2025 down 13.2% 2nd
Labour transitions - change in employment security compared to 90.7% 2025 up 3.1% 10th
Labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) 83.1% 2025 up 0.4% 7th
Labour transitions by type of contract 93.0% 2025 up 0.3% 9th
Unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 13th ICLS 5.8% 2024 down 50.2% 32nd
Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time 4.5% 2025 down 63.1% 21st
Self-perceived health by sex, age and labour status 62.0% 2025 up 6.7% 14th
Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main 0.9% 2025 down 50.0% 12th
Self-reported unmet needs for dental examination by sex, age, main 3.1% 2025 up 47.6% 15th
Labour transitions by employment status 94.2% 2025 down 0.2% 23rd
Share of artificial intelligence jobs among all job postings 1.4% 2025 up 110.5% 15th
Employment in tourism-related industries per 1,000 people 30.38 persons per 1,000 people 2022 up 8.0% 42nd
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age 8.5% 2025 down 5.6% 34th
Persons by household composition and labour status 2,313 Thousand persons 2025 up 1.1% 13th
Adults by number of children, age of youngest child and labour status 960.4 Thousand persons 2025 up 2.7% 13th
Employment rate of adults by educational attainment level, number of 37.2 Rate 2025 up 15.9% 27th
Employment rate by educational attainment level and household 37.2 Rate 2025 up 15.9% 27th
Persons by labour status within households and household composition 11,690 Thousand persons 2025 up 4.0% 13th
Children per private household by labour status within households and 0.5 Person 2025 unchanged 7th
Adults by labour status within households, number of children and age 9,377 Thousand persons 2025 up 4.8% 13th
Private households by household composition, number of children and 5,243 Thousand households 2025 up 10.8% 13th
Persons per private household by household composition, number of 2.2 Person 2025 down 8.3% 26th
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS 5.7% 2024 down 33.0% 31st
Percentage of adult temporary employees by number of children and age 42.7% 2025 up 28.6% 14th
Percentage of temporary employees by household composition 42.7% 2025 up 28.6% 14th
Population in jobless private households - % of persons living in 11.9% 2025 down 9.2% 3rd
Percentage of adults in part-time employment by number of children 38.6% 2025 up 47.3% 9th
Percentage of persons employed part-time by household composition 38.6% 2025 up 47.3% 9th
Employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity and other typologies 3,462 Thousand 2024 up 11.7% 9th
Unemployment rate in people with vs. without disability 5.6% 2024 down 49.0% 31st
Employees by educational attainment level and NACE Rev. 2 activity 11.2% 2025 down 34.9% 21st
Employed persons by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) 5,138 Thousand persons 2025 up 13.2% 16th
Employed persons by detailed economic activity (NACE Rev. 2 two-digit) 5,138 Thousand persons 2025 up 13.2% 16th
Employed persons by job tenure and economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) 202.5 Thousand persons 2025 up 20.0% 16th
Employed persons by occupation and economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) 5,147 Thousand persons 2025 up 13.1% 16th
Self-employed persons by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) 736.7 Thousand persons 2025 up 14.6% 16th
Employees by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) 4,370 Thousand persons 2025 up 13.3% 16th
Temporary employees by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) 493.6 Thousand persons 2025 up 41.8% 15th
Persons in full-time/part-time employment by economic activity (NACE) 5,147 Thousand persons 2025 up 13.1% 16th
Persons in full-time/part-time employment by economic activity (NACE) 5,138 Thousand persons 2025 up 13.2% 16th
Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional 35.9 Hour 2025 down 3.2% 36th
Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 33.8 Hour 2025 down 8.4% 38th
Average actual weekly hours worked in the second job of persons who 11.3 Hour 2025 down 12.4% 31st
Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by 5,147 Thousand persons 2025 up 13.1% 16th
Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by 5,147 Thousand persons 2025 up 13.1% 16th
Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by 5,147 Thousand persons 2025 up 13.1% 16th
Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by 4,372 Thousand persons 2025 up 13.2% 16th
Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by job 125.7 Month 2025 down 4.3% 12th
Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by 5,147 Thousand persons 2025 up 13.1% 16th
Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 5,138 Thousand persons 2025 up 13.2% 16th
Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 5,138 Thousand persons 2025 up 13.2% 16th
Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 5,138 Thousand persons 2025 up 13.2% 16th
Employed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category, NACE 3,110 Thousand persons 2025 up 33.4% 13th
Employed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category, NACE 3,110 Thousand persons 2025 up 33.4% 13th
Participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4) 44.9% 2025 up 182.4% 19th
Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev.) 4,437 Thousand persons 2008 up 11.4% 16th
Employed persons in knowledge-intensive activities by NACE Rev. 2 2,378 Thousand persons 2025 up 25.3% 13th
Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 4,437 Thousand persons 2008 up 11.4% 16th