Belgium Labor Force Participation Rate  1999-2018 | Data | Chart

Labor Force Participation Rate in Belgium decreased to 68.10 percent in the first quarter of 2018 from 68.60 percent in the fourth quarter of 2017. Labor Force Participation Rate in Belgium averaged 66.55 percent from 1999 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 68.60 percent in the fourth quarter of 2017 and a record low of 63.60 percent in the second quarter of 2001.

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Belgium Labour Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Unemployment Rate 6.00 6.00 11.00 6.00 percent [+]
Employed Persons 4030.70 3952.70 4030.70 3010.70 Thousand [+]
Unemployed Persons 308098.00 316908.00 533460.00 294870.00 [+]
Labor Force Participation Rate 68.10 68.60 68.60 63.60 percent [+]
Long Term Unemployment Rate 3.10 3.30 5.70 2.90 percent [+]
Youth Unemployment Rate 16.40 16.40 26.30 14.00 percent [+]
Labour Costs 110.20 109.80 110.20 80.10 Index Points [+]
Job Vacancies 140685.00 134570.00 142649.00 70256.00 [+]
Minimum Wages 1562.59 1562.59 1562.59 1074.44 EUR/Month [+]
Wage Growth 3.70 3.60 6.80 -6.50 percent [+]
Population 11.41 11.35 11.41 9.13 Million [+]
Retirement Age Women 65.00 65.00 65.00 60.00 [+]
Retirement Age Men 65.00 65.00 65.00 60.00 [+]
Living Wage Family 1490.00 1520.00 1630.00 1490.00 EUR/Month [+]
Living Wage Individual 1030.00 1040.00 1090.00 1030.00 EUR/Month [+]
Wages 3445.00 3414.00 3445.00 2238.00 EUR/Month [+]
Wages High Skilled 3120.00 3100.00 3120.00 2920.00 EUR/Month [+]
Wages In Manufacturing 100.30 120.50 120.50 72.50 Index Points [+]
Wages Low Skilled 1890.00 1860.00 1890.00 1760.00 EUR/Month [+]
Productivity 100.30 93.80 112.60 82.40 Index Points [+]
Part Time Employment 1139.60 1148.40 1173.80 602.20 Thousand [+]
Employment Change 0.20 0.10 1.00 -0.70 percent [+]
Employment Rate 63.90 64.10 64.10 55.70 percent [+]
Full Time Employment 3518.60 3515.10 3518.60 2643.50 Thousand [+]


Belgium Labor Force Participation Rate

The labour force participation rates is the number of persons who are employed and unemployed but looking for a job divided by the total working-age population. This page provides the latest reported value for - Belgium Labor Force Participation Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Belgium Labor Force Participation Rate - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on August of 2018.

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
68.10 68.60 68.60 63.60 1999 - 2018 percent Quarterly




labor force participation rate by Country
Country Last
United Kingdom 79.00 Apr/18
France 72.20 Mar/18
Indonesia 69.20 Dec/18
Switzerland 68.40 Mar/18
Italy 66.10 Jun/18
Australia 65.50 Jul/18
Canada 65.40 Jul/18
Netherlands 63.90 Mar/18
South Korea 63.80 Jun/18
United States 62.90 Jul/18
Russia 62.70 Jun/18
Japan 61.70 Jun/18
Brazil 61.40 May/18
Germany 61.00 Mar/18
Mexico 59.80 Jun/18
Spain 58.80 Jun/18
Euro Area 57.00 Mar/18
Turkey 53.00 May/18
India 52.50 Dec/13


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