Unemployment Rate
(%)
|
8.00
|
11 |
12 |
10.8 |
10.2 |
9 |
Employed Persons
(Thousand )
|
28034.10
|
26800 |
26700 |
27200 |
27700 |
28500 |
Unemployed Persons
(Thousand)
|
3553.70
|
4070 |
3880 |
3750 |
3650 |
3650 |
Employment Rate
(%)
|
65.60
|
64 |
64.2 |
64.5 |
64.7 |
65.6 |
Long Term Unemployment Rate
(%)
|
3.10
|
6.1 |
7.1 |
5.9 |
5.3 |
5.3 |
Youth Unemployment Rate
(%)
|
23.40
|
25.4 |
26.4 |
25.2 |
24.6 |
24.6 |
Labour Costs
(points)
|
104.50
|
102 |
106 |
111 |
110 |
103 |
Wages
(EUR/Month)
|
3084.00
|
3078 |
3087 |
3093 |
3052 |
3093 |
Wages in Manufacturing
(points)
|
105.50
|
104 |
104 |
106 |
104 |
104 |
Wage Growth
(%)
|
0.30
|
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
Minimum Wages
(EUR/Month)
|
1554.58
|
1555 |
1555 |
1555 |
1555 |
1610 |
Population
(Million)
|
66.98
|
67.91 |
67.91 |
67.91 |
67.91 |
68.15 |
Retirement Age Women
|
62.00
|
62 |
62 |
62 |
62 |
62 |
Retirement Age Men
|
62.00
|
62 |
62 |
62 |
62 |
62 |
Initial Jobless Claims
(Thousand)
|
-33.10
|
45 |
-16 |
-46 |
-18 |
-18 |
Labor Force Participation Rate
(%)
|
71.40
|
71.2 |
70.6 |
70.8 |
71 |
71.5 |
Non Farm Payrolls
(Thousand)
|
25254.20
|
23950 |
23200 |
23500 |
23750 |
24850 |
Nonfarm Payrolls Private
(Thousand)
|
19391.40
|
18190 |
17400 |
17900 |
18450 |
19050 |
Employment Change
(%)
|
1.30
|
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.4 |