Unemployed persons by previous occupation - quarterly data by country

Countries reporting
46
Highest
3,968
Türkiye
Lowest
12.1
Malta
Median
189.8
Years covered
23
1998–2020
Data points
1,018

What the numbers show

Unemployed persons by previous occupation - quarterly data is currently reported for 46 countries. The highest value is 3,968 in Türkiye; the lowest is 12.1 in Malta.

The median across all reporting countries is 189.8, and the mean is 552.32.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 328.

Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 34 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 97.2%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 66.8%).

Unemployed persons by previous occupation - quarterly data (previous): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Türkiye 3,968 2020 up 60.7% rising
2 Spain 3,720 2020 down 20.9% rising
3 France 2,436 2020 down 5.6% rising
4 Italy 2,400 2020 up 12.7% rising
5 United Kingdom 1,650 2020 down 32.2% flat
5 United Kingdom 1,650 2020 down 32.2% flat
7 Germany 1,352 2019 down 55.9% falling
8 Greece 750.1 2020 up 4.1% rising
9 Poland 530.9 2020 down 66.8% falling
9 Poland 530.9 2020 down 66.8% falling
11 Romania 470 2020 down 26.2% falling
12 Sweden 434.2 2020 up 16.6% rising
13 Netherlands 374 2020 down 11.2% rising
13 Netherlands 374 2020 down 11.2% rising
15 Portugal 373.2 2020 down 38.4% rising
16 Serbia 321 2020 down 43.2% falling
16 Serbia 321 2020 down 43.2% falling
18 Belgium 293.9 2020 down 24.2% falling
19 Austria 249.7 2020 up 34.1% rising
20 Switzerland 246.4 2020 up 30.5% rising
21 Finland 200.5 2020 up 2.8% falling
22 Hungary 196.5 2020 down 56.7% falling
23 Slovakia 189.8 2020 down 49.7% falling
23 Slovakia 189.8 2020 down 49.7% falling
25 Denmark 175.1 2020 down 19.1% rising
26 Bulgaria 173.1 2020 down 55.5% falling
27 Croatia 164.7 2020 down 28.9% falling
27 Croatia 164.7 2020 down 28.9% falling
29 Czechia 161.6 2020 down 55.5% falling
30 North Macedonia 152 2020 down 48.5% falling
30 North Macedonia 152 2020 down 48.5% falling
32 Ireland 138.9 2020 down 58.6% volatile
33 Lithuania 134.5 2020 down 49.3% falling
33 Lithuania 134.5 2020 down 49.3% falling
35 Norway 131.6 2020 up 58.0% rising
36 Latvia 75.6 2020 down 59.4% falling
36 Latvia 75.6 2020 down 59.4% falling
38 Estonia 54 2020 down 41.6% falling
38 Estonia 54 2020 down 41.6% falling
40 Montenegro 53.5 2020 up 24.7% flat
41 Slovenia 52.6 2020 down 34.8% flat
41 Slovenia 52.6 2020 down 34.8% flat
43 Cyprus 36.7 2020 up 58.2% volatile
44 Luxembourg 20.9 2020 up 97.2% rising
45 Iceland 14.9 2020 up 12.9% volatile
46 Malta 12.1 2020 down 1.6% 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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Unemployed persons by previous occupation - quarterly data
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
48 places, 1,018 data points, 1998–2020
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