Work & Labour in Belgium 1,042 indicators covering work & labour for Belgium. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 8.15 2024 down 32.4% 96th Employees 4,372 2025 up 13.2% 45th Employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels 5,146 Persons 2025 up 13.1% 26th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 5,138 Thousand persons 2025 up 13.2% 16th Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev. 2) 5,138 Thousand persons 2025 up 13.2% 16th Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region 711.9 Thousand persons 2025 down 2.3% 14th Unemployment of previously employed persons 235.84 2024 down 22.9% 38th Unemployed population — Unemployment 339.27 Persons 2025 down 19.6% 20th Average annual hours actually worked per worker — Hours worked 1,586 Hours per year per person 2025 up 0.3% 25th Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment 4,370 Persons 2025 up 13.3% 19th Employment by professional status 5,147 Persons 2025 up 13.1% 19th Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Number of strikes and lockouts 75 2000 up 127.3% 23rd 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 Incidence of unemployment by duration 23.39 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 44.6% 18th Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment 5,204 Persons 2025 up 11.0% 18th Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 35 2024 down 4.4% 88th Average weekly hours actually worked per employee 33.46 2024 down 2.9% 94th Youth unemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 127.84 2024 down 22.5% 42nd Monthly unemployment levels 339.17 Persons 2025 down 21.2% 17th Number of workers involved in strikes and lockouts 2,641 2024 up 1,079.0% 2nd Gender share of part-time employment 71 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 down 9.3% 9th Full-time and part-time employment 3,751 Persons 2025 up 10.2% 25th Full-time and part-time employment based on national definition 3,751 Persons 2025 up 10.2% 25th Incidence of full-time and part-time employment based on national 73.72 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 down 2.0% 34th Youth employees 857.53 2024 up 11.0% 41st Days not worked due to strikes and lockouts 8,250 2024 down 98.9% 39th Average weekly hours usually worked per employed person 37.48 2025 up 1.5% 72nd Average weekly hours usually worked per employee 35.8 2025 up 1.9% 80th Monthly unemployment rates 6.2 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2025 down 28.3% 12th Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees 4,295 Persons 2025 up 9.5% 20th Annual population and employment, national concept — Self employed 908.6 Persons 2025 up 18.6% 17th Average monthly earnings of employees 6,234 2025 up 38.0% 49th Incidence of full-time and part-time employment based on 80.89 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 down 2.9% 28th Minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers 42.94 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees 2025 up 8.6% 14th Full-time and part-time employment based on OECD-harmonized definition 4,109 Persons 2025 up 9.3% 24th Average monthly earnings of employees 6,234 2025 up 38.0% 47th Days lost due to cases of occupational injury with temporary 856,115 2024 up 13.6% 27th Labour market demand for ICT specialists in online job 5.0% 2026 down 39.0% 28th Infra-annual registered unemployment and job vacancies 552,792 Persons 2025 down 4.4% 7th Long usual weekly working hours — Employment 433.89 Persons 2025 down 4.2% 21st Labour indicators levels - Regions — Population 10.12 million Persons 2026 up 8.0% 22nd Percentage change in the number of online job advertisements for ICT -21.3% 2026 down 199.1% 18th Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of 8.66 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status 2025 down 20.1% 19th Gini index of monthly earnings of employees 0.266 2025 up 6.4% 77th Median monthly earnings of employees 5,780 2025 up 39.0% 41st Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment 11.3% 2024 down 12.0% 57th Female share of employment in senior and middle management 33.1% 2024 up 5.7% 60th Median monthly earnings of employees 5,780 2025 up 39.0% 40th Median monthly earnings of employees 5,780 2025 up 39.0% 40th Cultural employment by NUTS 2 region 197.7 Thousand persons 2024 up 7.7% 15th Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of) 0.52 2024 up 48.6% 166th Own-account workers, total 9.9% 2016 up 11.5% 149th Incidence of involuntary part time employment — Involuntary part-time 4.83 Percentage of employment 2025 up 99.8% 7th STAN Database for Structural Analysis, 2025 edition — Total employment 8,114 Hours 2023 up 12.0% 14th Average usual weekly hours worked on the main job 35.99 Hours per week per person 2025 down 3.0% 29th Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Permanent employment 88.7 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 down 2.5% 18th Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment 11.29 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 25.2% 20th ← Previous Page 6 of 18 Next →