Employment expectations indicators - monthly data by country
Countries reporting
42
Highest
109.3 Index
North Macedonia
Lowest
81.6 Index
Belgium
Median
102.3 Index
Years covered
47
1980–2026
Data points
1,522
What the numbers show
Employment expectations indicators - monthly data is currently reported for 42 countries. The highest value is 109.3 Index in North Macedonia; the lowest is 81.6 Index in Belgium.
The median across all reporting countries is 102.3 Index, and the mean is 100.33 Index.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 30 fell. The largest increase was in Greece (up 10.4%), and the largest decrease in Belgium (down 23.0%).
Employment expectations indicators - monthly data: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Macedonia | 109.3 Index | 2026 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 2 | Spain | 108.2 Index | 2026 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 3 | Cyprus | 107.3 Index | 2026 | up 9.9% | flat |
| 4 | Slovenia | 106.9 Index | 2026 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 4 | North Macedonia | 106.9 Index | 2026 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 6 | Greece | 105.9 Index | 2026 | up 10.4% | flat |
| 7 | Albania | 104.6 Index | 2026 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 8 | Italy | 104.5 Index | 2026 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 9 | Slovenia | 104.4 Index | 2026 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 10 | Slovakia | 104.2 Index | 2026 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 11 | Lithuania | 103.9 Index | 2026 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 12 | Lithuania | 103.8 Index | 2026 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 13 | Luxembourg | 103.7 Index | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 14 | Bulgaria | 103.4 Index | 2026 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 15 | Denmark | 103.2 Index | 2026 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 16 | Poland | 102.7 Index | 2026 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 16 | Slovakia | 102.7 Index | 2026 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 16 | Croatia | 102.7 Index | 2026 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 19 | Netherlands | 102.6 Index | 2026 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 20 | Netherlands | 102.3 Index | 2026 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 20 | Sweden | 102.3 Index | 2026 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 20 | Finland | 102.3 Index | 2026 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 23 | Latvia | 102.1 Index | 2026 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 24 | Poland | 101.8 Index | 2026 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 25 | Croatia | 101.2 Index | 2026 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 26 | Hungary | 99.2 Index | 2026 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 27 | Czechia | 99.1 Index | 2026 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 28 | Latvia | 99 Index | 2026 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 29 | Portugal | 98.8 Index | 2026 | down 9.6% | flat |
| 30 | Romania | 98 Index | 2026 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 31 | Ireland | 97.2 Index | 2026 | down 10.0% | flat |
| 32 | Malta | 96.3 Index | 2026 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 33 | France | 94.8 Index | 2026 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 34 | Germany | 94.6 Index | 2026 | down 15.6% | rising |
| 35 | Estonia | 94.1 Index | 2026 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 35 | Estonia | 94.1 Index | 2026 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 37 | Montenegro | 93.9 Index | 2026 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 38 | Serbia | 93.3 Index | 2026 | down 14.2% | flat |
| 39 | Austria | 92.8 Index | 2026 | down 11.5% | flat |
| 40 | Türkiye | 92.6 Index | 2026 | down 9.2% | flat |
| 41 | Serbia | 91.6 Index | 2026 | down 15.9% | flat |
| 42 | Belgium | 81.6 Index | 2026 | down 23.0% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 98.9 Index
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 98.2 Index
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 96.8 Index