Work & Labour in Belgium

1,042 indicators covering work & labour for Belgium.

Indicator	Latest	Year	10-yr change	Rank
Temporary employees by economic activity (NACE Rev. 1.1) (1998-2008)	312.5 Thousand persons	2008	up 26.1%	16th
Average actual weekly hours worked in the second job of persons who	12 Hour	2008	down 8.4%	29th
Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional	36.6 Hour	2008	down 3.7%	31st
Job-to-job mobility of HRST by NACE Rev. 1.1 activity	136.8 Thousand	2008	up 20.6%	13th
Employed persons by detailed economic activity (NACE Rev. 1.1)	71.1 Thousand persons	2008	down 14.1%	26th
Employed persons in forestry and forest-based industry - NACE Rev. 1.1	3.4 Thousand persons	2008	up 6.2%	28th
Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 1.1 activity - country weights	26.9	2007	down 5.6%	10th
Employed persons in knowledge-intensive activities by NACE Rev. 1.1	2,217 Thousand persons	2008	up 12.1%	10th
Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 1.1 activity	2.8%	2008	down 9.7%	13th
Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%)	47.3%	2008	down 3.5%	3rd
Hourly labour costs by NACE Rev. 1.1 activity	32.74	2008	—	3rd
Monthly labour costs by NACE Rev. 1.1 activity	4,103	2008	—	2nd
Structure of labour cost by NACE Rev. 1.1 activity	70.5%	2008	—	26th
Participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4)	15.6%	2008	—	28th
Employees by educational attainment level and NACE Rev. 1.1 activity	21.8%	2008	—	12th
Manufacturing, subsections DA-DE and total (NACE Rev. 1.1, D) by	38,880	2007	—	17th
Manufacturing subsections DF-DN and total (NACE Rev. 1.1, D) by	38,880	2007	—	17th
Services by employment size class (NACE Rev. 1.1, H-K)	44,392	2007	—	13th
Construction by employment size class (NACE Rev. 1.1, F)	66,620	2007	—	16th
Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 1.1, G)	136,489	2007	—	16th
Electricity, gas and water by employment size class (NACE Rev. 1.1, E)	176	2007	—	30th
Employment statistics on high-tech industries and Knowledge Intensive	11,118	2007	up 73.4%	8th