Recent job leavers by sex and age - quarterly data in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Recent job leavers by sex and age - quarterly data was 3,768 in 2026. ▼ Falling
Recent job leavers by sex and age - quarterly data in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2009–2026
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for recent job leavers by sex and age - quarterly data in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) is 3,768, measured in 2026. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 30.0% on the previous year and down 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, recent job leavers by sex and age - quarterly data in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 5,919 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3,768, in 2026.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Recent job leavers by sex and age - quarterly data in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5,919 | — |
| 2010 | 5,775 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 5,688 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 5,913 | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 5,640 | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 5,542 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 5,375 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 5,348 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 5,335 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 5,078 | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 5,091 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 4,882 | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 5,316 | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 5,457 | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 5,573 | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 5,365 | -3.7% |
| 2025 | 5,382 | +0.3% |
| 2026 | 3,768 | -30.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Recent job leavers by sex and age - quarterly data in European Union - 27 countries (from 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -30.0% | 5,382 | 3,768 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,919 | 5,919 | 5,919 | 1 |
| 2010s | 5,479 | 5,078 | 5,913 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,106 | 3,768 | 5,573 | 7 |
Countries ranked near European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
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 recent job leavers by sex and age - quarterly data in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Recent job leavers by sex and age - quarterly data in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 3,768 in 2026, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest recent job leavers by sex and age - quarterly data recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 5,919 in 2009.
- What is the lowest recent job leavers by sex and age - quarterly data recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,768 in 2026.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for recent job leavers by sex and age - quarterly data?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 1st out of 3 regions with data for 2026.
- Is recent job leavers by sex and age - quarterly data rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Recent job leavers by sex and age - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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