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 8,466 Thousand in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
8,466 Thousand
Change on year
up 7.4%
Rank
1st
of 4 regions
All-time high
8,466 Thousand
in 2019
All-time low
3,150 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

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k2002201020192002: 4.5k Thousand2003: 3.6k Thousand2004: 3.8k Thousand2005: 3.1k Thousand2006: 4.8k Thousand2007: 5.3k Thousand2008: 5.6k Thousand2009: 5.2k Thousand2010: 4.9k Thousand2011: 5.3k Thousand2012: 5.5k Thousand2013: 5.4k Thousand2014: 5.6k Thousand2015: 6.2k Thousand2016: 6.7k Thousand2017: 7.3k Thousand2018: 7.9k Thousand2019: 8.5k Thousand

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand.

Analysis

In 2019, job-to-job mobility of human resources in science and technology in European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) stood at 8,466 Thousand. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 63.0% 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 8,466 Thousand in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3,150 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 sex in European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020), 2002 to 2019.
Year Thousand Change
2002 4,500 Thousand
2003 3,614 Thousand -19.7%
2004 3,790 Thousand +4.9%
2005 3,150 Thousand -16.9%
2006 4,788 Thousand +52.0%
2007 5,262 Thousand +9.9%
2008 5,609 Thousand +6.6%
2009 5,195 Thousand -7.4%
2010 4,860 Thousand -6.5%
2011 5,283 Thousand +8.7%
2012 5,460 Thousand +3.4%
2013 5,379 Thousand -1.5%
2014 5,619 Thousand +4.5%
2015 6,239 Thousand +11.0%
2016 6,692 Thousand +7.3%
2017 7,349 Thousand +9.8%
2018 7,882 Thousand +7.3%
2019 8,466 Thousand +7.4%

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 +52.0% 3,150 Thousand 4,788 Thousand

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4,488 Thousand 3,150 Thousand 5,609 Thousand 8
2010s 6,323 Thousand 4,860 Thousand 8,466 Thousand 10

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

  1. 1 United Kingdom 1,818 Thousand compare
  2. 1 United Kingdom 1,818 Thousand compare
  3. 3 Germany 1,655 Thousand compare
  4. 4 France 1,054 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 8,466 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 8,466 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 3,150 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 63.0%. 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 sex. 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 sex
Unit
Thousand
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
47 places, 995 data points, 1996–2020
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