Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts 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 was 68.67 million Thousand hours worked in 2026. ▲ Rising
Latest (2026)
68.67 million Thousand hours worked
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
1st
of 40 countries
All-time high
68.67 million Thousand hours worked
in 2026
All-time low
50.15 million Thousand hours worked
in 1995
Years of data
32
1995–2026
Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), 1995–2026
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand hours worked.
Analysis
Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) recorded 68.67 million Thousand hours worked for employment by main industry (nace rev.2) - national accounts in 2026. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment by main industry (nace rev.2) - national accounts 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 68.67 million Thousand hours worked in 2026 and was at its lowest, 50.15 million Thousand hours worked, in 1995.
That places Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 1st out of 40 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts 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 | 50.15 million Thousand hours worked | — |
| 1996 | 50.75 million Thousand hours worked | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 51.27 million Thousand hours worked | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 52.34 million Thousand hours worked | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 53.45 million Thousand hours worked | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 53.73 million Thousand hours worked | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 56.44 million Thousand hours worked | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 56.47 million Thousand hours worked | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 56.76 million Thousand hours worked | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 57.51 million Thousand hours worked | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 57.85 million Thousand hours worked | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 58.77 million Thousand hours worked | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 60.44 million Thousand hours worked | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 60.39 million Thousand hours worked | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 59.72 million Thousand hours worked | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 59.88 million Thousand hours worked | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 59.59 million Thousand hours worked | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 58.48 million Thousand hours worked | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 58.47 million Thousand hours worked | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 59.43 million Thousand hours worked | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 60.84 million Thousand hours worked | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 61.31 million Thousand hours worked | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 61.99 million Thousand hours worked | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 63.21 million Thousand hours worked | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 63.55 million Thousand hours worked | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 60.15 million Thousand hours worked | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 63.52 million Thousand hours worked | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 64.59 million Thousand hours worked | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 66.14 million Thousand hours worked | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 67.27 million Thousand hours worked | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 67.86 million Thousand hours worked | +0.9% |
| 2026 | 68.67 million Thousand hours worked | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.59 million Thousand hours worked | 50.15 million Thousand hours worked | 53.45 million Thousand hours worked | 5 |
| 2000s | 57.81 million Thousand hours worked | 53.73 million Thousand hours worked | 60.44 million Thousand hours worked | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.67 million Thousand hours worked | 58.47 million Thousand hours worked | 63.55 million Thousand hours worked | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.46 million Thousand hours worked | 60.15 million Thousand hours worked | 68.67 million Thousand hours worked | 7 |
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)
- 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)
- Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts - annual 267.01 million Thousand hours worked (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 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 in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) was 68.67 million Thousand hours worked in 2026, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment by main industry (nace rev.2) - national accounts 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 68.67 million Thousand hours worked in 2026.
- What is the lowest employment by main industry (nace rev.2) - national accounts 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 50.15 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?
- 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 2026.
- Is employment by main industry (nace rev.2) - national accounts 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 12.0%. 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 - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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