Transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation was 1.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2011–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of total employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) is 1.0%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 2.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2017.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Percentage of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2.0% | — |
| 2012 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -50.0% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.0% | 2.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 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 71.0% (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 221,161 Thousand persons (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 335,604 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 335,604 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 207,842 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 207,842 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 207,842 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 35.5 Hour (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 1.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2017.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 1st out of 1 regions with data for 2025.
- Is transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. 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 Transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation (annual averages of quarterly transitions, estimated probabilities) - experimental statistics. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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