Employed persons by professional status and occupation in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Employed persons by professional status and occupation was 164,734 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
164,734
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
2nd
of 3 regions
All-time high
164,734
in 2025
All-time low
138,884
in 2002
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Employed persons by professional status and occupation in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) recorded 164,734 for employed persons by professional status and occupation in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed persons by professional status and occupation in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 164,734 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 138,884, in 2002.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Employed persons by professional status and occupation in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 138,884 | — |
| 2003 | 140,473 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 141,069 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 143,769 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 146,634 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 149,828 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 151,404 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 148,319 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 146,564 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 146,565 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 145,620 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 144,801 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 146,268 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 147,852 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 150,328 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 152,547 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 154,308 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 155,989 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 153,307 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 154,582 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 158,963 | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 161,460 | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 163,239 | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 164,734 | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 145,048 | 138,884 | 151,404 | 8 |
| 2010s | 149,084 | 144,801 | 155,989 | 10 |
| 2020s | 159,381 | 153,307 | 164,734 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
More work & labour data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6 (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 266,546 (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 266,546 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.7 (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.9 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employed persons by professional status and occupation in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Employed persons by professional status and occupation in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 164,734 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employed persons by professional status and occupation recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 164,734 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employed persons by professional status and occupation recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 138,884 in 2002.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for employed persons by professional status and occupation?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 2nd out of 3 regions with data for 2025.
- Is employed persons by professional status and occupation rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employed persons by professional status and occupation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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