Work & Labour in Belgium 1,042 indicators covering work & labour for Belgium. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Share of women in temporary employment by permanency of the job 52 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 down 0.6% 16th Involuntary part time employment — Involuntary part-time employment 245.69 Persons 2025 up 124.6% 14th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 9.81 2024 down 21.5% 39th Time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 220.15 2024 up 11.5% 34th Time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 4.35 2024 up 0.0% 36th Discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 9.56 2024 down 60.4% 62nd Labor market, S1 - Additional requirements for collective dismissal 0.4718 2014 down 15.0% 89th Labor market, S1 - Firing costs 0.5 2014 down 19.7% 73rd Labor market, Overall 0.5942 2014 down 16.7% 67th Labor market, S1 - Procedural inconvenience 0.9804 2014 up 2.4% 20th Labor market, S1 - Redress measures 0.5417 2014 down 26.1% 52nd Labor market, S1 - Valid grounds 0.7181 2014 down 14.3% 49th LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 7.37 2024 down 31.4% 53rd Potential labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 96.52 2024 down 22.3% 50th Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 52.49 2025 up 7.6% 61st Labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 5,486 2025 up 10.3% 33rd Real effective exchange rate (REER), Index (2010=100) Adjusted by 103.27 2025 up 9.0% 9th Non-fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 1,396 2024 down 27.5% 26th Persons outside the labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 4,318 2025 down 0.9% 26th Female employment vs. public spending on family benefits 2.8% 2021 down 1.4% 10th Employment-to-population ratio for persons ages 25 to 54 82.42 2024 up 2.9% 31st Labour force participation rate for persons ages 25 to 54 86.27 2024 up 0.1% 35th Unemployment rate for persons ages 25 to 54 4.47 2024 down 36.5% 34th Strictness of employment protection — Individual and collective 1.82 0-6 scale 2025 unchanged 23rd Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals 1.82 0-6 scale 2025 unchanged 23rd Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts 2.06 0-6 scale 2025 unchanged 15th Labour force participation rate 55.95 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup 2025 up 5.0% 28th Informal employment 119.45 2025 up 1.9% 61st Informal employment rate 2.45 2025 down 8.6% 75th Employment outside the formal sector 130.93 2025 down 11.9% 61st Share of employment outside the formal sector 2.68 2025 down 21.0% 75th Annual non-financial accounts by institutional sector (Revenue) 5,700 National currency 2024 down 45.0% 22nd Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Dependent employment 6.23 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 48.7% 23rd Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force 4,319 Persons 2025 down 0.9% 16th Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 6.18 2025 down 27.1% 34th Unemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 339.27 2025 down 19.6% 30th Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Employment tenure 5.77 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 48.9% 24th Labour indicators levels - Regions — Employment 5.15 million Persons 2025 up 13.1% 23rd Labour indicators levels - Regions — Unemployment 339,300 Persons 2025 down 19.6% 23rd Labour indicators levels - Regions — Labour force 5.49 million Persons 2025 up 10.3% 23rd Youth time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 65.13 2024 up 4.1% 35th Youth time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition) 7.05 2024 down 5.1% 21st Average hourly earnings of employees 19.91 2018 up 5.2% 55th Fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 0.94 2024 down 38.6% 60th Employment rates of adults, by educational attainment, age group and 78.57 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 2.4% 22nd Labour force participation rates of adults, by educational 85.08 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 down 0.4% 20th Unemployment rates of adults, by educational attainment, age group 7.65 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2025 down 25.1% 12th Physiotherapists — Health and social employment 2.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 25.3% 4th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 111.62 2024 down 29.8% 32nd NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 8.15 2024 down 32.4% 53rd Labour indicators rates - Regions — Employment to population ratio -7.6 Percentage points 2025 up 17.4% 10th Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Employment to -7.6 Percentage points 2025 up 17.4% 10th SDG indicator 8.8.1: Non-fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 1,396 2024 down 27.5% 22nd SDG indicator 8.8.1: Fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 0.94 2024 down 38.6% 69th Labour indicators rates - Regions — Labour force participation rate -8.6 Percentage points 2025 up 21.1% 10th Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Labour force -8.6 Percentage points 2025 up 21.1% 10th Labour indicators rates - Regions — Long-term unemployment rate -1.1 Percentage points 2025 up 15.4% 37th Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Long-term -1.1 Percentage points 2025 up 15.4% 37th Youth discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 1.62 2024 down 62.0% 69th Employment by job tenure intervals - average job tenure — Dependent 10.39 Years 2025 down 5.1% 5th ← Previous Page 7 of 18 Next →