Employment in Belgium increased by 0.10 in December of 2025. Employment Change in Belgium averaged 0.16 percent from 1980 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 1.60 percent in the first quarter of 1995 and a record low of -0.80 percent in the second quarter of 2020. source: National Bank of Belgium

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Employed Persons	4300.90	4298.30	Thousand	Sep 2025
Employment Change	0.10	0.00	percent	Dec 2025
Employment Rate	67.30	67.50	percent	Dec 2025
Full Time Employment	3736.50	3756.00	Thousand	Dec 2025
Job Vacancies	159613.00	163562.00		Sep 2025
Labor Force Participation Rate	71.90	72.10	percent	Dec 2025
Labour Costs	118.87	118.47	points	Sep 2025
Long Term Unemployment Rate	2.00	1.80	percent	Dec 2025
Minimum Wages	2112.00	2112.00	EUR/Month	Jun 2026
Part Time Employment	1304.20	1289.00	Thousand	Dec 2025
Population	11.90	11.82	Million	Dec 2025
Productivity	105.30	104.96	points	Dec 2025
Retirement Age Men	65.00	65.00	Years	Dec 2026
Retirement Age Women	65.00	65.00	Years	Dec 2026
Unemployed Persons	574520.00	583765.00		Feb 2026
Unemployment Rate	6.40	6.50	percent	Jan 2026
Wage Growth	2.40	2.50	percent	Sep 2025
Wages	4076.00	3886.00	EUR/Month	Dec 2022
Wages in Manufacturing	104.80	126.30	points	Sep 2025
Youth Unemployment Rate	18.50	18.50	percent	Jan 2026