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Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts - quarterly data by country

Countries reporting
40
Highest
68.67 million Thousand hours worked
Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
Lowest
82,221 Thousand hours worked
Iceland
Median
1.25 million Thousand hours worked
Years covered
47
1980–2026
Data points
1,464

What the numbers show

Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts - quarterly data is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 68.67 million Thousand hours worked 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 is 82,221 Thousand hours worked in Iceland.

The median across all reporting countries is 1.25 million Thousand hours worked, and the mean is 4.43 million Thousand hours worked.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 835.

Over the past decade 33 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 58.8%), and the largest decrease in Germany (down 7.2%).

Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 68.67 million Thousand hours worked 2026 up 12.0% rising
2 Germany 14.38 million Thousand hours worked 2026 down 7.2% rising
3 Italy 11.51 million Thousand hours worked 2026 up 9.6% rising
4 France 11.47 million Thousand hours worked 2026 up 9.9% rising
5 Spain 9.83 million Thousand hours worked 2026 up 21.8% rising
6 Poland 8.65 million Thousand hours worked 2026 up 6.1% rising
6 Poland 8.65 million Thousand hours worked 2026 up 6.1% rising
8 Romania 3.76 million Thousand hours worked 2026 up 0.5% falling
9 Netherlands 3.59 million Thousand hours worked 2026 up 4.9% rising
9 Netherlands 3.59 million Thousand hours worked 2026 up 4.9% rising
11 Czechia 2.61 million Thousand hours worked 2026 up 15.9% flat
12 Portugal 2.60 million Thousand hours worked 2026 up 17.3% flat
13 Greece 2.46 million Thousand hours worked 2026 up 8.6% rising
14 Sweden 2.19 million Thousand hours worked 2026 up 3.0% rising
15 Belgium 2.16 million Thousand hours worked 2026 up 11.0% rising
16 Hungary 2.08 million Thousand hours worked 2026 up 11.1% flat
17 Switzerland 2.04 million Thousand hours worked 2026 down 1.8% rising
18 Austria 1.82 million Thousand hours worked 2026 up 3.0% rising
19 Bulgaria 1.44 million Thousand hours worked 2026 up 3.8% flat
20 Serbia 1.36 million Thousand hours worked 2026 down 2.1% falling
21 Ireland 1.14 million Thousand hours worked 2026 up 24.2% rising
22 Denmark 1.12 million Thousand hours worked 2026 up 8.4% rising
23 Finland 1.06 million Thousand hours worked 2026 up 3.5% rising
24 Norway 1.02 million Thousand hours worked 2026 up 1.4% rising
25 Slovakia 984,299 Thousand hours worked 2026 down 2.5% rising
25 Slovakia 984,299 Thousand hours worked 2026 down 2.5% rising
27 Croatia 870,385 Thousand hours worked 2026 up 13.5% rising
28 Croatia 863,020 Thousand hours worked 2026 up 12.6% rising
29 Lithuania 699,796 Thousand hours worked 2026 up 4.9% flat
29 Lithuania 699,796 Thousand hours worked 2026 up 4.9% flat
31 Slovenia 418,541 Thousand hours worked 2026 up 2.4% flat
32 Slovenia 417,392 Thousand hours worked 2026 up 2.1% flat
33 Latvia 414,971 Thousand hours worked 2026 down 2.6% falling
33 Latvia 414,971 Thousand hours worked 2026 down 2.6% falling
35 Estonia 290,717 Thousand hours worked 2026 up 0.1% falling
35 Estonia 290,717 Thousand hours worked 2026 up 0.1% falling
37 Cyprus 238,274 Thousand hours worked 2026 up 30.5% rising
38 Luxembourg 192,020 Thousand hours worked 2026 up 19.8% rising
39 Malta 164,305 Thousand hours worked 2026 up 58.8% rising
40 Iceland 82,221 Thousand hours worked 2026 up 8.1% rising

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts - quarterly data
Unit
Thousand hours worked
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
45 places, 1,464 data points, 1980–2026
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