The total employment rate in the European reached 70.9 percent in the second quarter of 2024, an increase on the previous quarter and amongst the highest employment rates in the union since 2005. There is a marked inequality between the male and female employment rates in the EU, with the male employment rate being approximately 75 percent, while the rate for females is around 66 percent. The gap between men and women has declined since 2005, when the gap was almost 15 percent, rather than the 10 percent it is today.
Total employment rate, male employment rate, and female employment rate in the European Union from 1st quarter 2005 to 2nd quarter 2024
Characteristic
Total
Male
Female
2005-Q1
61.4%
68.8%
54.1%
2005-Q2
62.2%
69.7%
54.7%
2005-Q3
62.6%
70.3%
54.9%
2005-Q4
62.4%
69.9%
54.9%
2006-Q1
62.2%
69.5%
55%
2006-Q2
63.2%
70.6%
55.9%
2006-Q3
63.9%
71.4%
56.3%
2006-Q4
63.6%
71%
56.2%
2007-Q1
63.4%
70.7%
56.1%
2007-Q2
64.3%
71.7%
57%
2007-Q3
65%
72.4%
57.6%
2007-Q4
64.6%
71.8%
57.4%
2008-Q1
64.3%
71.5%
57.2%
2008-Q2
65%
72.2%
57.8%
2008-Q3
65.4%
72.6%
58.2%
2008-Q4
64.7%
71.6%
57.9%
2009-Q1
63.5%
70%
57.1%
2009-Q2
63.8%
70.1%
57.6%
2009-Q3
63.8%
70.3%
57.4%
2009-Q4
63.3%
69.4%
57.2%
2010-Q1
62.7%
68.7%
56.8%
2010-Q2
63.5%
69.6%
57.4%
2010-Q3
63.8%
70%
57.6%
2010-Q4
63.4%
69.5%
57.3%
2011-Q1
62.9%
68.8%
57.1%
2011-Q2
63.6%
69.5%
57.7%
2011-Q3
63.8%
69.9%
57.8%
2011-Q4
63.4%
69.2%
57.6%
2012-Q1
62.7%
68.2%
57.2%
2012-Q2
63.4%
69%
57.8%
2012-Q3
63.7%
69.5%
58%
2012-Q4
63.2%
68.8%
57.6%
2013-Q1
62.4%
67.6%
57.1%
2013-Q2
63.2%
68.6%
57.8%
2013-Q3
63.6%
69.1%
58.1%
2013-Q4
63.3%
68.7%
57.9%
2014-Q1
62.9%
68%
57.8%
2014-Q2
63.7%
69%
58.5%
2014-Q3
64.3%
69.9%
58.8%
2014-Q4
64.1%
69.4%
58.8%
2015-Q1
63.6%
68.8%
58.5%
2015-Q2
64.5%
69.7%
59.3%
2015-Q3
65.1%
70.7%
59.6%
2015-Q4
64.9%
70.4%
59.6%
2016-Q1
64.7%
69.8%
59.5%
2016-Q2
65.6%
70.9%
60.3%
2016-Q3
66.1%
71.6%
60.7%
2016-Q4
65.9%
71.2%
60.6%
2017-Q1
65.7%
70.9%
60.5%
2017-Q2
66.8%
72.1%
61.4%
2017-Q3
67.3%
72.8%
61.7%
2017-Q4
67.1%
72.5%
61.7%
2018-Q1
66.8%
72.1%
61.5%
2018-Q2
67.7%
73.1%
62.4%
2018-Q3
68.2%
73.7%
62.7%
2018-Q4
68%
73.3%
62.6%
2019-Q1
67.7%
73%
62.5%
2019-Q2
68.5%
73.8%
63.2%
2019-Q3
68.8%
74.3%
63.3%
2019-Q4
68.7%
74.1%
63.3%
2020-Q1
67.9%
73.1%
62.7%
2020-Q2
66.8%
72%
61.6%
2020-Q3
67.6%
73%
62.2%
2020-Q4
67.8%
73%
62.5%
2021-Q1
66.7%
71.8%
61.6%
2021-Q2
68.1%
73.1%
63.1%
2021-Q3
69.2%
74.2%
64.2%
2021-Q4
69.3%
74.1%
64.5%
2022-Q1
69.1%
74%
64.2%
2022-Q2
69.9%
74.8%
65%
2022-Q3
70.1%
75.2%
65.1%
2022-Q4
70%
74.8%
65.3%
2023-Q1
69.8%
74.6%
65.1%
2023-Q2
70.5%
75.2%
65.9%
2023-Q3
70.7%
75.5%
65.8%
2023-Q4
70.6%
75.2%
66%
2024-Q1
70.3%
74.9%
65.7%
2024-Q2
70.9%
75.4%
66.4%
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Eurostat. (September 13, 2024). Total employment rate, male employment rate, and female employment rate in the European Union from 1st quarter 2005 to 2nd quarter 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1194672/employment-rate-in-europe/
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