Employers, total (% of total employment) in Euro area
Euro area: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 4.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Euro area, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Euro area recorded 4.6% for employers, total (% of total employment) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Euro area peaked at 5.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2020.
That places Euro area 11th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Euro area, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.6% | — |
| 1992 | 4.7% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 4.7% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 4.8% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 4.8% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 4.8% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 4.9% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 4.9% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 4.8% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 4.8% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 4.9% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 4.8% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 4.9% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 5.0% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 5.0% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 4.8% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 4.6% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 4.6% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 4.6% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.8% | 4.6% | 4.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 4.8% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 4.6% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 4.5% | 4.7% | 6 |
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- 14 Switzerland 7.3% compare
More work & labour data for Euro area
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 39.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 44.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 42.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 70.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 75.2% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 82.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 57.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 62.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, total (% of total employment) in Euro area?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Euro area was 4.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2020.
- How does Euro area rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Euro area ranks 11th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Euro area data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).