Euro Area Labor Force Participation Rate (1990-2025)

Euro Area labor force participation rate for 2025 was 42.10%, a 0.09% decline from 2024.
  • Euro Area labor force participation rate for 2024 was 42.20%, a 0.07% increase from 2023.
  • Euro Area labor force participation rate for 2023 was 42.13%, a 0.66% increase from 2022.
  • Euro Area labor force participation rate for 2022 was 41.47%, a 1.29% increase from 2021.
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. The full historical dataset is available for download here: Euro Area Labor Force Participation Rate | Historical Data | 1990 - 2025.