Jobs gap rate in Europe and Central Asia: Upper-middle income
Europe and Central Asia: Upper-middle income: Jobs gap rate was 14 in 2027. ▼ Falling
Jobs gap rate in Europe and Central Asia: Upper-middle income, 2004–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Europe and Central Asia: Upper-middle income recorded 14 for jobs gap rate in 2027.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, jobs gap rate in Europe and Central Asia: Upper-middle income peaked at 19.4 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 13.8, in 2025.
Europe and Central Asia: Upper-middle income ranks 24th of 87 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Jobs gap rate in Europe and Central Asia: Upper-middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 19.3 | — |
| 2005 | 19.1 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 18.7 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 17.7 | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 17.3 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 19.4 | +12.1% |
| 2010 | 18.5 | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 17.7 | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 17.4 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 17.5 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 17.8 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 17.7 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 17.7 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 17.1 | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 16.6 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 17 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 18.1 | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 16.5 | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 15.1 | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 14.3 | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 13.9 | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 13.8 | -0.7% |
| 2026 | 13.9 | +0.7% |
| 2027 | 14 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.58 | 17.3 | 19.4 | 6 |
| 2010s | 17.5 | 16.6 | 18.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.95 | 13.8 | 18.1 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Europe and Central Asia: Upper-middle income
- 22 Estonia 13.6 compare
- 23 Switzerland 13.3 compare
- 24 Netherlands 13 compare
- 25 Brazil 12.8 compare
- 25 Kyrgyzstan 12.8 compare
- 27 France 12.6 compare
More work & labour data for Europe and Central Asia: Upper-middle income
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 91,728 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 56.7 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 70,047 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 7.97 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.38 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 72,671 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 25,874 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 52.18 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 0.5908 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.5777 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is jobs gap rate in Europe and Central Asia: Upper-middle income?
- Jobs gap rate in Europe and Central Asia: Upper-middle income was 14 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest jobs gap rate recorded in Europe and Central Asia: Upper-middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 19.4 in 2009.
- What is the lowest jobs gap rate recorded in Europe and Central Asia: Upper-middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8 in 2025.
- How does Europe and Central Asia: Upper-middle income rank for jobs gap rate?
- Europe and Central Asia: Upper-middle income ranks 24th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is jobs gap rate rising or falling in Europe and Central Asia: Upper-middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe and Central Asia: Upper-middle income data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Jobs gap rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. The jobs gap rate is defined as the sum of the unemployed, the potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers divided by the sum of the extended labour force and willing non-jobseekers. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.