Employment expectations indicators - monthly data by country
Countries reporting
32
Highest
115.2
Greece
Lowest
87.2
Austria
Median
101.7
Years covered
47
1980–2026
Data points
1,225
What the numbers show
Employment expectations indicators - monthly data is currently reported for 32 countries. The highest value is 115.2 in Greece; the lowest is 87.2 in Austria.
The median across all reporting countries is 101.7, and the mean is 101.18.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Greece (up 20.1%), and the largest decrease in Germany (down 19.4%).
Employment expectations indicators - monthly data: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece | 115.2 | 2026 | up 20.1% | flat |
| 2 | Albania | 114.9 | 2026 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 3 | Spain | 112.7 | 2026 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 4 | North Macedonia | 108.6 | 2026 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 5 | Montenegro | 107.9 | 2026 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 6 | Portugal | 106.5 | 2026 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 7 | Italy | 105.8 | 2026 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 8 | Slovenia | 104.4 | 2026 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 9 | Bulgaria | 104.3 | 2026 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 10 | Slovakia | 104.2 | 2026 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 11 | Lithuania | 103.9 | 2026 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 12 | Luxembourg | 103.7 | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 13 | Croatia | 102.7 | 2026 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 14 | Finland | 102.4 | 2026 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 15 | Netherlands | 102.3 | 2026 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 16 | Poland | 101.8 | 2026 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 17 | Sweden | 101.6 | 2026 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 18 | Denmark | 101.3 | 2026 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 19 | Cyprus | 100.9 | 2026 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 20 | Romania | 100.7 | 2026 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 21 | Czechia | 100.3 | 2026 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 22 | Hungary | 99 | 2026 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 22 | Latvia | 99 | 2026 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 24 | Ireland | 98.8 | 2026 | down 8.5% | flat |
| 25 | Malta | 96.3 | 2026 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 26 | Serbia | 95.1 | 2026 | down 12.6% | flat |
| 27 | Estonia | 94.1 | 2026 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 28 | France | 93.2 | 2026 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 29 | Belgium | 90.7 | 2026 | down 14.4% | flat |
| 30 | Germany | 90.3 | 2026 | down 19.4% | rising |
| 31 | Türkiye | 87.9 | 2026 | down 13.8% | flat |
| 32 | Austria | 87.2 | 2026 | down 16.9% | flat |