Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour was 3.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
3.0%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
1st
of 1 regions
All-time high
4.0%
in 2021
All-time low
3.0%
in 2011
Years of data
15
2011–2025
Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2011–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of population outside the labour force.
Analysis
The most recent figure for transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) is 3.0%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 4.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2011.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Percentage of population outside the labour force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3.0% | — |
| 2012 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | +33.3% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.0% | -25.0% |
| 2025 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.0% | 4.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
More work & labour data for European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 207,842 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 65.9% (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and 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 professional status 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)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 207,842 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 3.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2011.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 1st out of 1 regions with data for 2025.
- Is transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour market attachment (annual averages of quarterly transitions, estimated probabilities) - experimental statistics. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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