Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason was 0 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) stood at 0. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 0.2 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2002.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0.1 | — |
| 2005 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2 | +100.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1 | -50.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0 | -100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.075 | 0 | 0.1 | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.2 | 6 |
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More work & labour data for European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 71 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 65.9 (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 221,162 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6 (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 335,605 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 207,842 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 207,842 (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 207,842 (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 35.5 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 0 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2 in 2021.
- What is the lowest persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2002.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 2nd out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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