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Labour market overview (in 1 000 persons) 2000 - 2017   Table summary
Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
SpecificationDimension summary
1. Domestic employmentItem summary   264.0   279.1   287.2   292.5   299.4   307.7   319.5   333.5   349.5   353.1   359.6   370.2   379.1   386.1   396.0   406.1   418.4   432.4
    Wage-earnersItem summary   245.7   260.1   268.0   273.0   279.4   287.2   299.1   312.8   328.1   331.4   337.4   347.4   356.0   362.4   371.5   381.0   392.7   406.1
    Employers, self-employed unpaid family workers   18.3   19.1   19.2   19.5   20.0   20.5   20.4   20.8   21.4   21.7   22.1   22.8   23.2   23.7   24.5   25.1   25.8   26.3
2. Net cross border workers (a) - (b)Item summary   79.3   89.1   94.3   97.6   102.7   109.7   117.6   127.0   136.9   138.1   141.2   146.0   149.5   151.8   156.3   161.4   168.2   175.2
    a. Non-resident cross border workersItem summary   88.1   97.8   102.9   106.6   112.1   119.7   127.7   137.9   148.1   149.4   152.4   157.3   160.8   163.7   168.2   173.6   180.7   188.1
    Employers, self-employed unpaid family workers   1.1   1.1   1.3   1.4   1.7   1.9   2.1   2.4   2.7   2.9   3.1   3.3   3.5   3.7   3.9   4.1   4.3   4.6
    Wage-earnersItem summary   87.0   96.6   101.6   105.1   110.4   117.8   125.6   135.5   145.4   146.5   149.3   154.0   157.3   160.0   164.3   169.5   176.4   183.5
    of which from: - France   46.5   51.7   54.1   55.6   57.7   60.5   64.0   68.6   72.8   72.7   74.1   76.2   77.8   78.9   81.2   84.3   88.6   92.9
                          - Germany   16.4   18.3   19.6   20.9   22.9   25.8   28.6   31.8   35.3   36.5   37.5   38.9   39.8   40.6   41.7   42.8   44.1   45.5
                          - Belgium   24.2   26.5   27.9   28.6   29.8   31.4   33.0   35.1   37.2   37.4   37.8   38.9   39.7   40.5   41.5   42.4   43.8   45.1
b. Resident cross border workers   8.8   8.7   8.6   9.0   9.3   10.1   10.1   10.9   11.1   11.3   11.2   11.3   11.3   11.9   11.9   12.2   12.5   12.9
    of which: International agents and civil servants   7.8   7.6   7.7   7.9   8.3   9.1   9.0   9.8   10.1   10.2   10.1   10.2   10.2   10.3   10.4   10.6   11.0   11.0
3. National employment (1) - (2) Item summary   184.7   190.0   192.9   194.9   196.7   198.0   201.9   206.5   212.6   215.0   218.4   224.2   229.6   234.3   239.7   244.7   250.2   257.2
4. Unemployment   4.5   4.3   4.9   6.6   7.5   8.5   8.9   9.0   9.2   12.4   13.5   13.4   14.9   17.1   18.2   17.8   16.9   16.2
    of which: Unemployment on the dole   2.0   2.1   2.8   3.9   4.7   5.1   4.8   5.1   5.2   7.2   7.3   7.7   8.3   9.6   9.4   8.7   8.3   8.2
5. Active population (3) + (4) Item summary   189.2   194.3   197.9   201.5   204.2   206.5   210.8   215.5   221.8   227.4   231.9   237.6   244.5   251.4   257.9   262.4   267.1   273.3
6. Unemployment rate in % (4) : (5)Item summary   2.4   2.2   2.5   3.3   3.7   4.1   4.2   4.2   4.1   5.5   5.8   5.7   6.1   6.8   7.1   6.8   6.3   5.9
7. Persons in job schemes   2.1   2.6   3.3   3.5   3.7   4.0   4.0   3.7   3.1   3.1   3.8   4.2   4.6   4.6   5.0   5.4   5.3   5.2




 


Publication date : 08/06/2018
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