Work & Labour in Belgium 1,042 indicators covering work & labour for Belgium. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Percentage of persons having a second job by household composition 3.9% 2025 up 50.0% 15th Percentage of adults having a second job by number of children and 3.9% 2025 up 50.0% 14th Persons who cannot afford to get-together with friends or family 7.3% 2025 down 30.5% 15th Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week 10.2% 2025 down 8.9% 19th Persons who cannot afford to replace worn-out clothes by some new 6.3% 2025 down 16.0% 21st Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at 0.7% 2025 down 75.0% 32nd Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure 9.6% 2025 down 22.6% 23rd Transition from unemployment to employment by duration of 24.0% 2025 up 26.3% 18th Job-to-job transitions (annual averages of quarterly transitions) 2.0% 2025 unchanged 18th Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour 4.0% 2025 down 20.0% 19th Employed persons working at atypical working time by European 32.5% 2025 up 10.2% 23rd Transition from unemployment to employment by previous work 25.0% 2025 up 31.6% 18th Persons employed in circular economy sectors 61,760 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 2023 down 3.0% 23rd Transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation 1.0% 2025 unchanged 12th Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex 24.7% 2025 up 0.4% 13th Transition from unemployment to employment by degree of urbanisation 24.0% 2025 up 26.3% 18th Unemployed persons by type of employment sought - quarterly data 293.9 Thousand persons 2020 down 24.2% 17th Unemployed persons by previous occupation - quarterly data 293.9 Thousand persons 2020 down 24.2% 17th Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total 58.0% 2020 down 12.7% 21st Job-to-job mobility of human resources in science and technology 163.5 Thousand 2020 up 34.5% 13th Job-to-job mobility of human resources in science and technology 75.4 Thousand 2020 up 16.4% 13th Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason 0.1% 1998 — 9th Regional disparities in the rate of young people neither in 28.6% 2024 up 18.7% 9th Recent immigrants in the labour force by country of birth 79.1% 2025 up 8.1% 16th Employed recent immigrants by country of birth 73.8% 2025 up 14.4% 16th Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by age and NACE Rev. 2 activity -8.3% 2024 down 260.9% 36th Long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data 136 Thousand persons 2020 down 28.8% 12th Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total 56.4% 2020 down 16.3% 19th Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by type of ownership and NACE Rev. -0.5% 2024 down 266.7% 31st Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data 89 Thousand persons 2020 down 47.3% 15th Recent immigrants in the labour force by citizenship 80.8% 2025 up 11.4% 16th Accidents at work of employees by sex and age, excluding road traffic 32,899 Number 2023 down 16.4% 14th Employed recent immigrants by citizenship 75.6% 2025 up 20.0% 15th Employment by educational attainment level - quarterly data 56 Thousand persons 2020 down 25.3% 19th Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th ICLS 1.4% 2024 down 52.3% 44th Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data 89 Thousand persons 2020 down 46.7% 15th Employment by educational attainment level - annual data 65 Thousand persons 2020 down 5.8% 19th Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data 118 Thousand persons 2020 down 40.1% 12th Accidents at work of employees by sex and severity 58,040 Number 2024 up 5.2% 13th Job vacancy statistics by occupation and NUTS 1 region (OJA) 4,265 Thousand 2024 up 4.5% 8th Domestic employment in exports - EU country perspective 1.54 million Persons 2024 up 8.9% 12th Domestic employment in foreign final use by industry of origin 1.52 million Persons 2024 up 8.9% 12th Domestic employment in final use by final producer industry 5.10 million Persons 2024 up 11.7% 14th Unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 19th ICLS 5.8% 2024 down 50.2% 29th Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and NACE Rev. 2 16.1% 2024 up 360.0% 4th Employment in Foreign Controlled Enterprises 18.9% 2023 up 14.5% 23rd Enterprises that employ ICT specialists by NACE Rev.2 activity 24.9% 2024 up 11.3% 6th Employed persons by actual hours worked in main and second job during 445 Thousand persons 2026 down 15.2% 11th Domestic employment in exports - EU perspective 14,096 Persons 2024 up 4.2% 13th Employment rates by migration status, citizenship and educational 58.7% 2026 up 1.9% 33rd Employed persons by usual weekly hours of work in main and second job 464 Thousand persons 2026 up 16.6% 9th Distribution by occupation (ISCO-08) of the labour market demand for 3.1% 2026 down 44.6% 22nd Employed HRST by category, NACE Rev. 1.1 activity and NUTS 1 region 2,102 Thousand 2008 up 24.1% 14th Persons subject to EU Blue Card decisions by length of validity 202 Person 2025 up 1,088.2% 14th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 4,437 Thousand persons 2008 up 11.4% 16th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 4,437 Thousand persons 2008 up 11.4% 16th Persons subject to EU Blue Card decisions by length of validity, age 243 Person 2024 up 3,371.4% 12th Percentage of the ICT sector personnel in total employment 3.15 2023 up 15.4% 32nd Unemployment rates by sex, age and other typologies 6.7% 2025 down 31.6% 11th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training 112 Thousand persons 2020 down 22.2% 14th ← Previous Page 16 of 18 Next →