Euro Area Labor Force Participation Rate

Labor Force Participation Rate In the Euro Area increased to 57.20 percent in the second quarter of 2018 from 57 percent in the first quarter of 2018. Labor Force Participation Rate in the Euro Area averaged 56.77 percent from 2000 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 57.30 percent in the third quarter of 2008 and a record low of 55 percent in the second quarter of 2001.

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Euro Area Labour	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Unemployment Rate	8.10	8.10	12.10	7.30	percent	[+]
Unemployed Persons	13063.00	13061.00	19193.00	11403.00	Thousand	[+]
Employed Persons	157.97	157.39	157.97	117.36	Million	[+]
Long Term Unemployment Rate	3.90	4.10	6.30	2.70	percent	[+]
Youth Unemployment Rate	16.80	16.80	24.70	14.80	percent	[+]
Productivity	105.20	105.20	105.20	82.60	Index Points	[+]
Labour Costs	113.70	102.60	114.00	85.10	Index Points	[+]
Wage Growth	1.90	1.80	3.40	0.80	percent	[+]
Population	340.72	339.88	340.72	260.38	Million	[+]
Employment Change	0.20	0.40	0.80	-0.70	percent	[+]
Part Time Employment	31590.10	31245.90	31590.10	19769.20	Thousand	[+]
Labor Force Participation Rate	57.20	57.00	57.30	55.00	percent	[+]
Full Time Employment	115128.40	113849.60	118899.50	107478.10	Thousand	[+]
Retirement Age Men	64.36	64.27	64.36	62.24		[+]
Retirement Age Women	63.96	63.86	63.96	61.66		[+]

This page provides - Euro Area Labor Force Participation Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Euro Area Labor Force Participation Rate - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on November of 2018.

	Actual	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Dates	Unit	Frequency
	57.20	57.00	57.30	55.00	2000 - 2018	percent	Quarterly	NSA

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Country	Last		Previous	Highest	Lowest
United Kingdom	78.80	Aug/18	78.8	79	74.1	%	Monthly
France	72.20	Jun/18	72.2	72.2	69.5	%	Quarterly
Indonesia	69.20	Dec/18	69.02	69.21	57.14	%	Yearly
Switzerland	68.40	Jun/18	68.4	68.8	66.8	%	Quarterly
Singapore	67.70	Dec/17	68	68.3	55.3	%	Yearly
Italy	65.50	Sep/18	65.4	65.9	61.7	%	Monthly
Australia	65.40	Sep/18	65.7	65.8	60.1	%	Monthly
Canada	65.20	Oct/18	65.4	67.7	61.4	%	Monthly
Netherlands	64.20	Jun/18	63.9	67.1	61.7	%	Quarterly
South Korea	63.40	Oct/18	63.5	63.9	48.5	%	Monthly
Russia	63.20	Sep/18	63.4	70.3	62.5	%	Monthly
United States	62.90	Oct/18	62.7	67.3	58.1	%	Monthly
Japan	61.90	Sep/18	61.7	74	58.5	%	Monthly
Brazil	61.70	Sep/18	61.6	61.9	60.9	%	Monthly
Germany	60.90	Jun/18	61	61.7	56.9	%	Quarterly
Mexico	59.50	Sep/18	60	61.47	58.18	%	Monthly
South Africa	59.50	Sep/18	59.1	60.8	53.6	%	Quarterly
Spain	58.73	Sep/18	58.8	60.55	48.88	%	Quarterly
Euro Area	57.20	Jun/18	57	57.3	55	%	Quarterly
Saudi Arabia	56.20	Jun/18	55.5	56.5	47.8	%	Quarterly
Turkey	53.20	Jul/18	53.2	53.2	43.9	%	Monthly
India	52.50	Dec/13	50.9	52.9	50.9	%	Yearly
Argentina	46.40	Jun/18	46.7	46.9	44.5	%	Quarterly