Employment in Eurozone

Eurostat · Quarterly · Importance

0.5% (Q2-26) YOY · % · Quarterly · CSV

Period	%
Apr 2026	0.5%
Jan 2026	0.5%
Oct 2025	0.6%
Jul 2025	0.6%
Apr 2025	0.7%
Jan 2025	0.8%
Oct 2024	0.8%
Jul 2024	1.0%
Apr 2024	0.9%
Jan 2024	1.1%
Oct 2023	1.4%
Jul 2023	1.4%
Apr 2023	1.5%
Jan 2023	1.7%
Oct 2022	1.7%
Jul 2022	1.9%
Apr 2022	2.8%
Jan 2022	3.1%
Oct 2021	2.6%
Jul 2021	2.6%
Apr 2021	2.5%
Jan 2021	-1.3%
Oct 2020	-1.5%
Jul 2020	-1.9%
Apr 2020	-2.8%
Jan 2020	0.4%
Oct 2019	1.2%
Jul 2019	1.3%
Apr 2019	1.4%
Jan 2019	1.6%
Oct 2018	1.5%
Jul 2018	1.6%
Apr 2018	1.8%
Jan 2018	1.7%
Oct 2017	1.6%
Jul 2017	1.6%
Apr 2017	1.5%
Jan 2017	1.5%
Oct 2016	1.4%
Jul 2016	1.4%
Apr 2016	1.5%
Jan 2016	1.3%
Oct 2015	1.1%
Jul 2015	0.9%
Apr 2015	0.8%
Jan 2015	0.8%
Oct 2014	0.9%
Jul 2014	0.9%
Apr 2014	0.7%
Jan 2014	0.4%
Oct 2013	0.0%
Jul 2013	-0.5%
Apr 2013	-0.8%
Jan 2013	-0.8%
Oct 2012	-0.6%
Jul 2012	-0.5%
Apr 2012	-0.4%
Jan 2012	-0.2%
Oct 2011	-0.2%
Jul 2011	0.2%

Period	%
Apr 2026	0.1%
Jan 2026	0.1%
Oct 2025	0.2%
Jul 2025	0.2%
Apr 2025	0.1%
Jan 2025	0.2%
Oct 2024	0.1%
Jul 2024	0.3%
Apr 2024	0.2%
Jan 2024	0.2%
Oct 2023	0.4%
Jul 2023	0.2%
Apr 2023	0.3%
Jan 2023	0.5%
Oct 2022	0.4%
Jul 2022	0.3%
Apr 2022	0.5%
Jan 2022	0.5%
Oct 2021	0.6%
Jul 2021	1.2%
Apr 2021	0.9%
Jan 2021	-0.1%
Oct 2020	0.6%
Jul 2020	1.1%
Apr 2020	-2.9%
Jan 2020	-0.2%
Oct 2019	0.2%
Jul 2019	0.1%
Apr 2019	0.3%
Jan 2019	0.5%
Oct 2018	0.3%
Jul 2018	0.3%
Apr 2018	0.5%
Jan 2018	0.5%
Oct 2017	0.3%
Jul 2017	0.5%
Apr 2017	0.4%
Jan 2017	0.4%
Oct 2016	0.3%
Jul 2016	0.3%
Apr 2016	0.4%
Jan 2016	0.3%
Oct 2015	0.4%
Jul 2015	0.4%
Apr 2015	0.3%
Jan 2015	0.1%
Oct 2014	0.2%
Jul 2014	0.3%
Apr 2014	0.3%
Jan 2014	0.2%
Oct 2013	0.2%
Jul 2013	0.1%
Apr 2013	0.0%
Jan 2013	-0.2%
Oct 2012	-0.3%
Jul 2012	-0.2%
Apr 2012	-0.1%
Jan 2012	0.0%
Oct 2011	-0.1%
Jul 2011	-0.1%

About this indicator

Source

Eurostat - Quarterly National Accounts (Employment)

Frequency

Quarterly

What it is

Measures the change in the number of people employed in the euro area according to Eurostat's Quarterly National Accounts (domestic concept: employment within the economic territory), with data adjusted for seasonal and calendar effects. It is a broad measure of employment, distinct from the unemployment rate.

How it's calculated

Eurostat aggregates the employment data from the Quarterly National Accounts submitted by the national statistical institutes. Quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) and year-on-year (YoY) rates of change in the number of people employed are published, adjusted for seasonal and calendar effects.

Market implications

A key gauge of the economic cycle and the labour market: sustained employment growth tends to go hand in hand with expansion and higher disposable income, while a slowdown foreshadows weakness. The ECB watches it as a signal of wage and inflationary pressure for its monetary policy.

Limitations

As an aggregate of the euro area economies, compiled by different national institutes, it is subject to significant revisions as countries update their figures. It does not break down by sector or type of contract (full or part time) and is released with a considerable lag.