Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Euro area
Euro area: Employment in industry (% of total employment) was 22.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Euro area, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Euro area recorded 22.6% for employment in industry (% of total employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in industry (% of total employment) in Euro area peaked at 33.5% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 22.6%, in 2025.
Euro area ranks 23rd of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Euro area, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 33.5% | — |
| 1992 | 33.0% | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 32.4% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 31.8% | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 31.5% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 30.9% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 30.6% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 30.7% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 30.3% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 30.1% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 29.8% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 29.5% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 28.8% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 28.6% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 28.1% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 28.0% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 28.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 27.3% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 26.1% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 25.5% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 24.9% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 24.6% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 24.1% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 23.9% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 23.8% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 23.6% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 23.6% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 23.6% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 23.5% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 23.6% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 23.4% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 23.2% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 23.0% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 22.9% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 22.6% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.7% | 30.3% | 33.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 28.4% | 26.1% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.1% | 23.5% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.1% | 22.6% | 23.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
More work & labour data for Euro area
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 39.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 44.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 42.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 70.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 75.2% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 82.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 57.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 62.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in industry (% of total employment) in Euro area?
- Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Euro area was 22.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in industry (% of total employment) recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 33.5% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employment in industry (% of total employment) recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.6% in 2025.
- How does Euro area rank for employment in industry (% of total employment)?
- Euro area ranks 23rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment in industry (% of total employment) rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).