Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts - annual in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026): Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts - annual was 267.01 million Thousand hours worked in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
267.01 million Thousand hours worked
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
1st
of 40 countries
All-time high
267.01 million Thousand hours worked
in 2025
All-time low
198.15 million Thousand hours worked
in 1995
Years of data
31
1995–2025
Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts - annual in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand hours worked.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment by main industry (nace rev.2) - national accounts - annual in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) is 267.01 million Thousand hours worked, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment by main industry (nace rev.2) - national accounts - annual in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) peaked at 267.01 million Thousand hours worked in 2025 and was at its lowest, 198.15 million Thousand hours worked, in 1995.
Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) ranks 1st of 40 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts - annual in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), year by year
| Year | Thousand hours worked | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 198.15 million Thousand hours worked | — |
| 1996 | 199.36 million Thousand hours worked | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 200.94 million Thousand hours worked | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 204.71 million Thousand hours worked | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 208.65 million Thousand hours worked | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 211.94 million Thousand hours worked | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 222.96 million Thousand hours worked | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 223.02 million Thousand hours worked | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 223.28 million Thousand hours worked | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 225.60 million Thousand hours worked | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 227.12 million Thousand hours worked | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 231.17 million Thousand hours worked | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 237.51 million Thousand hours worked | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 240.08 million Thousand hours worked | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 236.33 million Thousand hours worked | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 235.79 million Thousand hours worked | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 237.20 million Thousand hours worked | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 233.51 million Thousand hours worked | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 230.81 million Thousand hours worked | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 234.02 million Thousand hours worked | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 238.69 million Thousand hours worked | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 242.58 million Thousand hours worked | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 245.22 million Thousand hours worked | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 249.43 million Thousand hours worked | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 251.91 million Thousand hours worked | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 231.62 million Thousand hours worked | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 245.98 million Thousand hours worked | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 255.29 million Thousand hours worked | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 262.89 million Thousand hours worked | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 266.02 million Thousand hours worked | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 267.01 million Thousand hours worked | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 202.36 million Thousand hours worked | 198.15 million Thousand hours worked | 208.65 million Thousand hours worked | 5 |
| 2000s | 227.90 million Thousand hours worked | 211.94 million Thousand hours worked | 240.08 million Thousand hours worked | 10 |
| 2010s | 239.91 million Thousand hours worked | 230.81 million Thousand hours worked | 251.91 million Thousand hours worked | 10 |
| 2020s | 254.80 million Thousand hours worked | 231.62 million Thousand hours worked | 267.01 million Thousand hours worked | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
More work & labour data for Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
- Population and employment - national accounts - quarterly data 359,179 Thousand persons (2026)
- Agricultural labour input statistics - absolute figures 4,433 Thousand annual working units (AWU) (2025)
- Agricultural labour input statistics - indices 97.3 Index, 2020=100 (2025)
- Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts 68.67 million Thousand hours worked (2026)
- Labour productivity and unit labour costs - quarterly data 104.36 Index, 2020=100 (2026)
- Population and employment - national accounts - annual data 352,258 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour productivity and unit labour costs by industry 15.3 Euro (2025)
- Labour productivity and unit labour costs - annual data 51,903 Euro (2025)
- Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - item weights 1,000 (2019)
- Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data 120.1 Index, 2020=100 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment by main industry (nace rev.2) - national accounts - annual in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- Employment by main industry (nace rev.2) - national accounts - annual in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) was 267.01 million Thousand hours worked in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment by main industry (nace rev.2) - national accounts - annual recorded in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 267.01 million Thousand hours worked in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment by main industry (nace rev.2) - national accounts - annual recorded in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 198.15 million Thousand hours worked in 1995.
- How does Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) rank for employment by main industry (nace rev.2) - national accounts - annual?
- Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) ranks 1st out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment by main industry (nace rev.2) - national accounts - annual rising or falling in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts - annual data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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