Labour force: number of persons and farm work (AWU) by sex of worker, category of worker, legal status of holding, economic size of farm (ESU) and NUTS 2 region by country

Countries reporting
16
Highest
1.30 million Annual working unit (AWU)
Italy
Lowest
3,750 Annual working unit (AWU)
Luxembourg
Median
165,110 Annual working unit (AWU)
Years covered
18
1990–2007
Data points
863

What the numbers show

Labour force: number of persons and farm work (AWU) by sex of worker, category of worker, legal status of holding, economic size of farm (ESU) and NUTS 2 region is currently reported for 16 countries. The highest value is 1.30 million Annual working unit (AWU) in Italy; the lowest is 3,750 Annual working unit (AWU) in Luxembourg.

The median across all reporting countries is 165,110 Annual working unit (AWU), and the mean is 352,623 Annual working unit (AWU).

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 347.

Labour force: number of persons and farm work (AWU) by sex of worker: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Italy 1.30 million Annual working unit (AWU) 2007 down 27.6% falling
2 Spain 967,680 Annual working unit (AWU) 2007 down 11.9% falling
3 Metropolitan France 878,460 Annual working unit (AWU) 2003 down 18.7% falling
4 Greece 568,710 Annual working unit (AWU) 2007 down 4.8% falling
5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 341,370 Annual working unit (AWU) 2007 down 17.9% falling
5 United Kingdom 341,370 Annual working unit (AWU) 2007 down 17.9% falling
7 Portugal 338,040 Annual working unit (AWU) 2007 down 35.0% falling
8 Netherlands 165,110 Annual working unit (AWU) 2007 down 20.9% falling
8 Netherlands 165,110 Annual working unit (AWU) 2007 down 20.9% falling
10 Austria 163,330 Annual working unit (AWU) 2007 down 8.1% falling
11 Ireland 147,540 Annual working unit (AWU) 2007 down 27.1% falling
12 Finland 72,390 Annual working unit (AWU) 2007 down 42.4% falling
13 Belgium 65,600 Annual working unit (AWU) 2007 down 17.1% falling
14 Sweden 65,470 Annual working unit (AWU) 2007 down 19.9% falling
15 Denmark 55,860 Annual working unit (AWU) 2007 down 43.0% falling
16 Luxembourg 3,750 Annual working unit (AWU) 2007 down 25.6% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Labour force: number of persons and farm work (AWU) by sex of worker, category of worker, legal status of holding, economic size of farm (ESU) and NUTS 2 region
Unit
Annual working unit (AWU)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
114 places, 863 data points, 1990–2007
Last refreshed