Job-to-job mobility of human resources in science and technology in European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020)

European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020): Job-to-job mobility of human resources in science and technology was 3,703 Thousand in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
3,703 Thousand
Change on year
up 5.2%
Rank
1st
of 4 regions
All-time high
3,703 Thousand
in 2019
All-time low
1,458 Thousand
in 2005
Years of data
18
2002–2019

Job-to-job mobility of human resources in science and technology in European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020), 2002–2019

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k2002201020192002: 2.2k Thousand2003: 1.8k Thousand2004: 1.8k Thousand2005: 1.5k Thousand2006: 2.4k Thousand2007: 2.6k Thousand2008: 2.8k Thousand2009: 2.5k Thousand2010: 2.3k Thousand2011: 2.5k Thousand2012: 2.5k Thousand2013: 2.4k Thousand2014: 2.6k Thousand2015: 2.8k Thousand2016: 3.0k Thousand2017: 3.2k Thousand2018: 3.5k Thousand2019: 3.7k Thousand

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand.

Analysis

European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) recorded 3,703 Thousand for job-to-job mobility of human resources in science and technology in 2019. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 48.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, job-to-job mobility of human resources in science and technology in European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) peaked at 3,703 Thousand in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,458 Thousand, in 2005.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Job-to-job mobility of human resources in science and technology in European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020), year by year

Annual values for Job-to-job mobility of human resources in science and technology (HRST) by age in European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020), 2002 to 2019.
Year Thousand Change
2002 2,231 Thousand
2003 1,751 Thousand -21.5%
2004 1,820 Thousand +4.0%
2005 1,458 Thousand -19.9%
2006 2,415 Thousand +65.7%
2007 2,648 Thousand +9.7%
2008 2,754 Thousand +4.0%
2009 2,494 Thousand -9.4%
2010 2,331 Thousand -6.5%
2011 2,509 Thousand +7.6%
2012 2,500 Thousand -0.4%
2013 2,446 Thousand -2.1%
2014 2,583 Thousand +5.6%
2015 2,825 Thousand +9.4%
2016 2,991 Thousand +5.9%
2017 3,215 Thousand +7.5%
2018 3,520 Thousand +9.5%
2019 3,703 Thousand +5.2%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Job-to-job mobility of human resources in science and technology in European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2006 +65.7% 1,458 Thousand 2,415 Thousand

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2,196 Thousand 1,458 Thousand 2,754 Thousand 8
2010s 2,862 Thousand 2,331 Thousand 3,703 Thousand 10

Countries ranked near European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020)

  1. 1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 786.7 Thousand compare
  2. 1 United Kingdom 786.7 Thousand compare
  3. 3 Germany 713.7 Thousand compare
  4. 4 France 521.2 Thousand compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is job-to-job mobility of human resources in science and technology in European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020)?
Job-to-job mobility of human resources in science and technology in European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) was 3,703 Thousand in 2019, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest job-to-job mobility of human resources in science and technology recorded in European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020)?
The highest recorded value was 3,703 Thousand in 2019.
What is the lowest job-to-job mobility of human resources in science and technology recorded in European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020)?
The lowest recorded value was 1,458 Thousand in 2005.
How does European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) rank for job-to-job mobility of human resources in science and technology?
European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) ranks 1st out of 4 regions with data for 2019.
Is job-to-job mobility of human resources in science and technology rising or falling in European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020)?
Over the last ten years it is up 48.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Job-to-job mobility of human resources in science and technology (HRST) by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Job-to-job mobility of human resources in science and technology (HRST) by age
Unit
Thousand
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
47 places, 989 data points, 1996–2020
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