Employment expectations indicators - monthly data in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025): Employment expectations indicators - monthly data was 96.8 Index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
96.8 Index
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
3rd
of 3 regions
All-time high
114.7 Index
in 2017
All-time low
67.8 Index
in 1982
Years of data
46
1980–2025
Employment expectations indicators - monthly data in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), 1980–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment expectations indicators - monthly data in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) is 96.8 Index, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment expectations indicators - monthly data in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) peaked at 114.7 Index in 2017 and was at its lowest, 67.8 Index, in 1982.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Employment expectations indicators - monthly data in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 89.4 Index | — |
| 1981 | 72 Index | -19.5% |
| 1982 | 67.8 Index | -5.8% |
| 1983 | 76.8 Index | +13.3% |
| 1984 | 79.4 Index | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 87.6 Index | +10.3% |
| 1986 | 90.6 Index | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 88.3 Index | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 102.5 Index | +16.1% |
| 1989 | 104.4 Index | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 105.5 Index | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 96.7 Index | -8.3% |
| 1992 | 80.6 Index | -16.6% |
| 1993 | 81.1 Index | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 94.6 Index | +16.6% |
| 1995 | 91.6 Index | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 95.4 Index | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 102.1 Index | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 107.8 Index | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 111.8 Index | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 113.9 Index | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 96.5 Index | -15.3% |
| 2002 | 90.7 Index | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 92.5 Index | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 94.6 Index | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 99.6 Index | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 108.7 Index | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 107.4 Index | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 75.4 Index | -29.8% |
| 2009 | 86 Index | +14.1% |
| 2010 | 101.2 Index | +17.7% |
| 2011 | 93 Index | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 86.1 Index | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 94.4 Index | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 95.4 Index | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 103.8 Index | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 108.2 Index | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 114.7 Index | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 109.7 Index | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 106 Index | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 92.4 Index | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 113.7 Index | +23.1% |
| 2022 | 107 Index | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 103.1 Index | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 97 Index | -5.9% |
| 2025 | 96.8 Index | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 85.88 Index | 67.8 Index | 104.4 Index | 10 |
| 1990s | 96.72 Index | 80.6 Index | 111.8 Index | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.53 Index | 75.4 Index | 113.9 Index | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.25 Index | 86.1 Index | 114.7 Index | 10 |
| 2020s | 101.67 Index | 92.4 Index | 113.7 Index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
More work & labour data for Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
- Population and employment - national accounts - quarterly data 352,747 Thousand persons (2026)
- Labour productivity and unit labour costs - quarterly data 106.07 Index, 2020=100 (2026)
- Population and employment - national accounts - annual data 352,140 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour productivity and unit labour costs by industry 15.2 Euro (2025)
- Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts - annual 267.32 million Thousand hours worked (2025)
- Labour productivity and unit labour costs - annual data 51,896 Euro (2025)
- Employment by detailed industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts 265.89 million Thousand hours worked (2024)
- Labour input in construction - quarterly data 107.8 Index, 2021=100 (2026)
- Labour input in wholesale and retail trade - quarterly data 103.2 Index, 2021=100 (2026)
- Expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and 183,460 Million euro (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment expectations indicators - monthly data in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Employment expectations indicators - monthly data in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) was 96.8 Index in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment expectations indicators - monthly data recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 114.7 Index in 2017.
- What is the lowest employment expectations indicators - monthly data recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.8 Index in 1982.
- How does Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) rank for employment expectations indicators - monthly data?
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ranks 3rd out of 3 regions with data for 2025.
- Is employment expectations indicators - monthly data rising or falling in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employment expectations indicators - monthly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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