Unemployment Rate
(%)
|
7.30
|
7.6 |
7.5 |
7.3 |
7.4 |
7.4 |
Employed Persons
(Thousand )
|
29141.90
|
28650 |
28700 |
28690 |
28690 |
28750 |
Unemployed Persons
(Thousand)
|
2932.90
|
2929 |
3210 |
3180 |
3180 |
3140 |
Employment Rate
(%)
|
68.00
|
66.7 |
66.8 |
66.9 |
66.9 |
67 |
Long Term Unemployment Rate
(%)
|
2.20
|
2.5 |
2.4 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
Youth Unemployment Rate
(%)
|
16.50
|
16.8 |
16.7 |
16.5 |
16.6 |
16.7 |
Labour Costs
(points)
|
109.80
|
106 |
106 |
107 |
110 |
108 |
Wages
(EUR/Month)
|
3183.00
|
3196 |
3199 |
3193 |
3202 |
3221 |
Wages in Manufacturing
(points)
|
109.10
|
107 |
107 |
108 |
110 |
109 |
Wage Growth
(%)
|
0.50
|
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
Minimum Wages
(EUR/Month)
|
1603.12
|
1610 |
1610 |
1610 |
1610 |
1690 |
Population
(Million)
|
67.29
|
67.75 |
67.75 |
67.75 |
67.75 |
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)
|
-21.70
|
-3 |
-34 |
-30 |
-30 |
-30 |
Labor Force Participation Rate
(%)
|
73.40
|
72.7 |
72.6 |
72.5 |
72.5 |
72.9 |
Non Farm Payrolls
(Thousand)
|
26525.20
|
25600 |
25650 |
25690 |
25690 |
25700 |
Nonfarm Payrolls Private
(Thousand)
|
20126.30
|
19800 |
19840 |
19880 |
19880 |
19900 |
Employment Change
(%)
|
0.60
|
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.6 |