Work & Labour in European Union

94 indicators covering work & labour for European Union.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 40.8% 2025 up 5.4% 32nd
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 70.5% 2025 up 6.8% 3rd
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 43.5% 2025 up 4.9% 42nd
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.8% 2025 up 3.0% 11th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 38.0% 2025 up 6.0% 28th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 75.2% 2025 up 4.8% 3rd
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.6% 2025 up 2.6% 23rd
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 81.9% 2025 up 3.1% 10th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 57.3% 2025 up 1.0% 38th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 63.3% 2025 down 0.5% 46th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 82.7% 2025 up 3.5% 5th
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 16.2% 2025 down 33.1% 9th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 85.8% 2025 up 2.4% 5th
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 0.7% 2025 down 50.7% 45th
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 0.4% 2025 down 36.2% 43rd
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 0.6% 2025 down 45.3% 45th
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 12.4% 2025 down 4.2% 24th
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 33.8% 2025 down 4.2% 7th
Employment in industry (% of total employment) 23.9% 2025 down 4.6% 19th
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 85.5% 2025 up 2.0% 7th
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 62.0% 2025 up 4.9% 7th
Employment in services (% of total employment) 72.9% 2025 up 3.5% 6th
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 89.5% 2025 up 1.2% 5th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 16.2% 2025 down 33.5% 8th
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 14.2% 2025 down 12.6% 43rd
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 17.3% 2025 down 14.0% 43rd
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 10.5% 2025 down 9.0% 43rd
Employers, total (% of total employment) 4.3% 2025 down 3.0% 14th
Employers, male (% of male employment) 5.8% 2025 down 7.2% 12th
Employers, female (% of female employment) 2.5% 2025 up 12.7% 16th
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 16.3% 2025 down 32.5% 13th
GDP per person employed 119,168 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 8.6% 5th
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 6.0% 2025 down 40.2% 8th
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 5.8% 2025 down 40.8% 8th
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 6.2% 2025 down 39.0% 12th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 52.9% 2025 up 4.3% 6th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 64.0% 2025 up 0.3% 23rd
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 58.3% 2025 up 2.2% 22nd
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 82.9% 2025 up 3.9% 4th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 37.9% 2025 up 6.7% 9th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 43.1% 2025 up 4.2% 20th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 40.6% 2025 up 5.4% 11th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 16.5% 2025 down 32.4% 5th
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 16.9% 2025 down 30.4% 9th
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 16.6% 2025 down 31.6% 11th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) 10.1% 2025 down 19.9% 47th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) 9.8% 2025 down 21.6% 46th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) 9.9% 2025 down 20.7% 46th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 32.4% 2025 up 14.5% 27th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 36.9% 2025 up 14.2% 43rd
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 34.7% 2025 up 14.4% 34th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 48.4% 2025 up 7.2% 23rd
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 59.7% 2025 up 4.2% 46th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 53.9% 2025 up 5.6% 38th
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 8.0% 2025 down 14.2% 43rd
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 11.5% 2025 down 17.0% 43rd
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 9.9% 2025 down 16.1% 43rd
Unemployment with basic education 12.6% 2024 down 41.0% 2nd
Unemployment with basic education, male 11.7% 2024 down 44.5% 2nd
Unemployment with intermediate education 7.4% 2024 down 49.6% 7th