EU's employment rate stable at 74.7% in Q3 2022

While the employment rate remained stable in the EU, changes between Q2 2022 and Q3 2022 were observed across the EU member states for which data were available. The highest increases were recorded in Bulgaria (+0.8 percentage points; pp), Belgium (+0.7 pp) as well as in Portugal and Cyprus (both +0.4 pp), according to the European Statistical Office (Eurostat).

While employment rose in nine EU member states, it remained stable in Latvia and decreased in 16 member states, with the biggest decreases recorded in Luxembourg and Ireland (both -0.8 pp) as well as in Germany, Croatia, and Malta (all -0.5 pp).

ALCHEMPro News Desk (NB)