Euro Area Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2023
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
- Euro Area labor force participation rate for 2021 was 41.19%, a 2.35% increase from 2020.
- Euro Area labor force participation rate for 2020 was 38.84%, a 1.41% decline from 2019.
- Euro Area labor force participation rate for 2019 was 40.25%, a 0.18% increase from 2018.
- Euro Area labor force participation rate for 2018 was 40.07%, a 0.24% increase from 2017.
Euro Area Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data |
Year |
Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
2021 |
41.19% |
2.35% |
2020 |
38.84% |
-1.41% |
2019 |
40.25% |
0.18% |
2018 |
40.07% |
0.24% |
2017 |
39.83% |
0.10% |
2016 |
39.73% |
-0.12% |
2015 |
39.85% |
-0.36% |
2014 |
40.21% |
-0.83% |
2013 |
41.03% |
-0.45% |
2012 |
41.49% |
-0.45% |
2011 |
41.94% |
-0.37% |
2010 |
42.31% |
-1.07% |
2009 |
43.38% |
-0.83% |
2008 |
44.20% |
0.07% |
2007 |
44.13% |
0.25% |
2006 |
43.88% |
0.01% |
2005 |
43.87% |
0.54% |
2004 |
43.34% |
-0.29% |
2003 |
43.63% |
-0.22% |
2002 |
43.85% |
0.13% |
2001 |
43.72% |
-0.44% |
2000 |
44.15% |
0.07% |
1999 |
44.09% |
0.65% |
1998 |
43.44% |
0.62% |
1997 |
42.82% |
-0.26% |
1996 |
43.08% |
-0.93% |
1995 |
44.00% |
-1.11% |
1994 |
45.11% |
-1.20% |
1993 |
46.31% |
-1.55% |
1992 |
47.86% |
-1.82% |
1991 |
49.69% |
-1.39% |
1990 |
51.07% |
-1.39% |