Unemployed persons by previous occupation - quarterly data by country
Countries reporting
34
Highest
3,720
Spain
Lowest
12.1
Malta
Median
193.15
Years covered
23
1998–2020
Data points
789
What the numbers show
Unemployed persons by previous occupation - quarterly data is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 3,720 in Spain; the lowest is 12.1 in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 193.15, and the mean is 521.77.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 307.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 23 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: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 3,720 | 2020 | down 20.9% | rising |
| 2 | France | 2,436 | 2020 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 3 | Italy | 2,400 | 2020 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 4 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1,650 | 2020 | down 32.2% | flat |
| 5 | Germany | 1,352 | 2019 | down 55.9% | falling |
| 6 | Greece | 750.1 | 2020 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 7 | Poland | 530.9 | 2020 | down 66.8% | falling |
| 8 | Romania | 470 | 2020 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 9 | Sweden | 434.2 | 2020 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 10 | Netherlands | 374 | 2020 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 11 | Portugal | 373.2 | 2020 | down 38.4% | rising |
| 12 | Serbia | 321 | 2020 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 13 | Belgium | 293.9 | 2020 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 14 | Austria | 249.7 | 2020 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 15 | Switzerland | 246.4 | 2020 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 16 | Finland | 200.5 | 2020 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 17 | Hungary | 196.5 | 2020 | down 56.7% | falling |
| 18 | Slovakia | 189.8 | 2020 | down 49.7% | falling |
| 19 | Denmark | 175.1 | 2020 | down 19.1% | rising |
| 20 | Bulgaria | 173.1 | 2020 | down 55.5% | falling |
| 21 | Croatia | 164.7 | 2020 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 22 | Czechia | 161.6 | 2020 | down 55.5% | falling |
| 23 | North Macedonia | 152 | 2020 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 24 | Ireland | 138.9 | 2020 | down 58.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Lithuania | 134.5 | 2020 | down 49.3% | falling |
| 26 | Norway | 131.6 | 2020 | up 58.0% | rising |
| 27 | Latvia | 75.6 | 2020 | down 59.4% | falling |
| 28 | Estonia | 54 | 2020 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 29 | Montenegro | 53.5 | 2020 | up 24.7% | flat |
| 30 | Slovenia | 52.6 | 2020 | down 34.8% | flat |
| 31 | Cyprus | 36.7 | 2020 | up 58.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Luxembourg | 20.9 | 2020 | up 97.2% | rising |
| 33 | Iceland | 14.9 | 2020 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 34 | 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.
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 15,433
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 13,291
- Türkiye 3,968