Work & Labour in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)

85 indicators covering work & labour for Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025).

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Employment expectations indicators - monthly data 96.8 Index 2025 down 6.7% 3rd
Population and employment - national accounts - quarterly data 352,767 Thousand persons 2026 up 2.7% 3rd
Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts - quarter 67.24 million Thousand hours worked 2026 up 8.3% 3rd
Labour productivity and unit labour costs - quarterly data 104.36 Index, 2020=100 2026 down 1.4% 4th
Labour productivity and unit labour costs by industry 15.3 Euro 2025 up 37.8% 3rd
Population and employment - national accounts - annual data 352,258 Thousand persons 2025 up 2.9% 3rd
Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts - annual 267.01 million Thousand hours worked 2025 up 10.4% 3rd
Labour productivity and unit labour costs - annual data 51,903 Euro 2025 up 33.7% 3rd
Employment by detailed industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts 265.89 million Thousand hours worked 2024 up 11.0% 3rd
Labour input in construction - quarterly data 106.2 Index, 2021=100 2026 up 18.4% 1st
Labour input in wholesale and retail trade - quarterly data 102.6 Index, 2021=100 2026 up 5.8% 2nd
Expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and means-test 168,704 Million euro 2023 down 7.3% 6th
Labour input in construction - annual data 106.2 Index, 2021=100 2025 up 19.3% 1st
Labour input in wholesale and retail trade - annual data 103.2 Index, 2021=100 2025 up 8.5% 1st
Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs 37.7 Rate 2025 down 8.5% 5th
Annual net earnings 24,194 2025 up 8.2% 3rd
Average full time adjusted salary per employee 43,512 Euro 2024 up 30.4% 1st
Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - item weights 1,000 2024 unchanged 1st
Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data 120.1 Index, 2020=100 2025 up 34.0% 3rd
Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap 77.37 Rate 2025 up 0.4% 1st
Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap 58.1 Rate 2025 up 20.8% 1st
Annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children earn 27,722 Purchasing power standard (PPS) 2025 up 20.8% 1st
Distribution of population aged 18 and over by part-time or full-time 17.5% 2025 down 10.3% 5th
Employment and labour force by sex and age - quarterly data 172,930 Thousand persons 2026 up 5.9% 3rd
Unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data 11,427 Thousand persons 2026 down 29.2% 3rd
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training (NEE 3,331 Thousand persons 2026 down 21.7% 3rd
Part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data 34,549 Thousand persons 2026 up 8.7% 3rd
Recent job starters by sex and age - quarterly data 5,592 Thousand 2026 down 17.8% 3rd
Recent job leavers by sex and age - quarterly data 3,816 Thousand 2026 down 9.1% 3rd
Long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data 3,562 Thousand persons 2026 down 53.4% 3rd
Labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data 4,977 Thousand persons 2026 down 26.6% 3rd
Supplementary indicators to unemployment - quarterly data 4,977 Thousand persons 2026 down 26.6% 3rd
Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data 3,613 Thousand persons 2026 down 43.3% 3rd
Employment by educational attainment level - quarterly data 27,010 Thousand persons 2026 down 12.1% 3rd
Actual hours worked in the main job - index (2021 = 100) - quarterly d 108.3 Index, 2021=100 2026 up 5.1% 1st
Labour transitions - income decile change compared to previous year by 12.9% 2025 up 7.5% 3rd
Labour transitions - change in employment security compared to previou 87.7% 2025 up 0.7% 4th
Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and 2.4% 2023 up 29.9% 1st
Labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status 80.7% 2025 down 2.7% 5th
Labour transitions by type of contract 90.6% 2025 down 0.9% 3rd
Self-perceived health by sex, age and labour status 49.0% 2025 up 1.9% 3rd
Self-reported unmet needs for dental examination by sex, age, main rea 3.0% 2025 down 33.3% 2nd
Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main re 0.9% 2025 down 55.0% 2nd
Labour transitions by employment status 93.0% 2025 down 0.2% 4th
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age a 15.8% 2025 up 2.6% 3rd
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data 11,068 Thousand persons 2025 down 37.7% 3rd
Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data 15,884 Thousand persons 2025 up 9.1% 3rd
Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data 3,578 Thousand persons 2025 down 59.1% 3rd
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training (NEE 3,374 Thousand persons 2025 down 25.7% 3rd
Supplementary indicators to unemployment - annual data 4,853 Thousand persons 2025 down 33.0% 3rd
Labour market slack by sex and age - annual data 4,853 Thousand persons 2025 down 33.0% 3rd
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data 3,654 Thousand persons 2025 down 48.6% 3rd
Labour transitions from temporary to permanent contracts by sex -3-yea 30.3% 2025 up 32.9% 2nd
Employment and labour force by sex and age - quarterly data 13,893 Thousand persons 2020 down 11.3% 5th
Unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data 13,190 Thousand persons 2020 down 18.4% 5th
Labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data 13,190 Thousand persons 2020 down 18.4% 5th
Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - country weights 867.8 2024 down 2.2% 5th
Labour market slack by sex and age - annual data 12,742 Thousand persons 2020 down 21.3% 5th
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data 12,742 Thousand persons 2020 down 21.3% 5th
Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data 13,978 Thousand persons 2020 down 11.7% 5th