Work & Labour in Belgium 1,042 indicators covering work & labour for Belgium. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training 120 Thousand persons 2020 down 16.1% 13th Unemployment by sex, age and other typologies 228.1 Thousand persons 2025 down 9.0% 6th Employment in Foreign Affiliates of Domestic Enterprises 7.35 2023 down 43.6% 12th Health personnel employed in hospital - historical data 8,395 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 2019 up 38.2% 20th Employment in the environmental goods and services sector 89,316 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 2022 up 34.7% 18th Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data 196 Thousand persons 2025 — 13th Labour market outcomes of immigrants - Employment rates by 61.7 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2024 up 6.8% 27th Labour force participation rates by migration status, citizenship and 62.7% 2025 — 33rd Employment rates by migration status, citizenship and educational 58.8% 2025 — 32nd Employed persons by migration status, occupation and educational 5,138 Thousand persons 2025 — 14th Employed persons by migration status, professional status and 5,138 Thousand persons 2025 — 14th Employees by migration status and employment contract 4,370 Thousand persons 2025 — 14th Unemployment rates by migration status, citizenship and educational 6.2% 2025 — 18th Services by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, H-N, S95) 18,830 2020 up 2.6% 25th Employment by educational attainment level - annual data 96 Thousand persons 2025 — 13th Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) 144,610 2020 up 1.0% 15th Construction by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, F) 127,121 2020 up 37.9% 12th Supplementary indicators to unemployment - quarterly data 182 Thousand persons 2020 up 378.9% 14th Employed persons by actual hours worked in main and second job during 569 Thousand persons 2025 — 12th Industry by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, B-E) 179 2020 down 38.9% 32nd Supplementary indicators to unemployment - annual data 161 Thousand persons 2020 up 335.1% 15th Private households by migration status, labour status and household 5,243 Thousand households 2025 — 11th Actual hours worked in the main job - index (2006 = 100) - quarterly 99.7 Index, 2006=100 2020 down 9.2% 20th Employed persons by usual weekly hours of work in main and second job 443 Thousand persons 2025 — 9th Persons employed in multinational enterprise groups by size class 1.3 Millions of persons employed 2024 up 44.4% 12th Job-to-job mobility of human resources in science and technology 163.5 Thousand 2020 up 34.5% 13th Employer business demography by legal form and NACE Rev. 2 activity 218,988 2017 up 1.2% 17th Employer business demography by size class and NACE Rev. 2 activity 218,988 2017 up 5.0% 17th Structure of earnings survey - hourly earnings 3.12 million 2022 up 36.6% 15th Structure of earnings survey - monthly earnings 3,664 2022 up 33.3% 6th Employment in principal railway enterprises, by type of railway 38,792 Number 2009 down 6.6% 10th Persons employed in principal railway enterprises by sex 38,792 Number 2009 down 6.6% 10th Labour force: number of persons and farm work (AWU) by sex of worker 65,600 Annual working unit (AWU) 2007 down 17.1% 13th Labour force: number of persons and farm work (AWU) by sex of worker 65,600 Annual working unit (AWU) 2007 down 17.1% 13th Employed HRST with tertiary education by age, field of education and 2,474 Thousand 2013 up 39.9% 12th Teachers (ISCED 0-4) and academic staff (ISCED 5-6) by employment 98,999 Number 2012 up 37.6% 11th Number of enterprises and persons employed by category of credit 110 2012 down 5.2% 19th Language learning 0.1 2012 unchanged 30th Self-perceived long-standing limitations in usual activities due to 66.7 Thousand 2013 up 11.0% 16th Employed persons by economic activity (NACE Rev. 1.1) 4,437 Thousand persons 2008 up 15.1% 16th Self-employed persons by economic activity (NACE Rev. 1.1) 574.7 Thousand persons 2008 down 2.9% 16th Employees by economic activity (NACE Rev. 1.1) 3,810 Thousand persons 2008 up 19.6% 15th Persons in full-time/part-time employment by economic activity (NACE) 4,446 Thousand persons 2008 up 15.3% 16th Persons in full-time/part-time employment by economic activity (NACE) 4,437 Thousand persons 2008 up 15.1% 16th Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 36.7 Hour 2008 down 4.7% 29th Average actual weekly hours worked in the second job of persons who 12.4 Hour 2008 down 5.3% 28th Temporary employees by economic activity (NACE Rev. 1.1) 315.4 Thousand persons 2008 up 27.2% 17th Employed HRST by category, age and NACE Rev. 1.1 activity 2,102 Thousand 2008 up 32.8% 14th Employed HRST by category, sex, age and NACE Rev. 1.1 activity 2,102 Thousand 2008 up 32.8% 14th Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional 36.8 Hour 2008 down 3.2% 31st Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 4,437 Thousand persons 2008 up 15.1% 16th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 4,437 Thousand persons 2008 up 15.1% 16th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 4,437 Thousand persons 2008 up 15.1% 16th Employed persons by detailed economic activity (NACE Rev. 1.1) 74.5 Thousand persons 2008 down 10.0% 26th Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 1.1 activity - item weights 1,000 2007 unchanged 1st Employed persons by economic activity (NACE Rev. 1.1) (1998-2008) 4,449 Thousand persons 2008 up 15.5% 16th Self-employed persons by economic activity (NACE Rev. 1.1) 581.2 Thousand persons 2008 down 1.8% 15th Employees by economic activity (NACE Rev. 1.1) (1998-2008) 3,828 Thousand persons 2008 up 20.1% 15th Persons in full-time/part-time employment by economic activity (NACE) 4,449 Thousand persons 2008 up 15.5% 16th Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 36.5 Hour 2008 down 5.2% 29th ← Previous Page 17 of 18 Next →