There are over 199 million employees in the European Union as of 2023, an increase when compared with 2022 when there were approximately 197 million full-time workers in the EU. At the time of the financial crash of 2008, full-time workers numbered around 158.7 million, but dropped to 147.9 million by 2013. It was not until ten years later in 2018, that the number of full-time workers recovered to pre-crisis levels. The number of part-time employees has grown consistently since 2002, growing from less than 25 million employees to over 35 million in 2023.
Total number of employees, full-time employees , and part-time employees in the European Union from 2002 to 2023
(in millions of employees)
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Eurostat. (September 12, 2024). Total number of employees, full-time employees , and part-time employees in the European Union from 2002 to 2023 (in millions of employees) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197123/full-time-workers-in-the-eu/
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Eurostat. (2024). Total number of employees, full-time employees , and part-time employees in the European Union from 2002 to 2023 (in millions of employees). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197123/full-time-workers-in-the-eu/
Eurostat. "Total Number of Employees, Full-time Employees , and Part-time Employees in The European Union from 2002 to 2023 (in Millions of Employees)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197123/full-time-workers-in-the-eu/
Eurostat, Total number of employees, full-time employees , and part-time employees in the European Union from 2002 to 2023 (in millions of employees) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197123/full-time-workers-in-the-eu/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Total number of employees, full-time employees , and part-time employees in the European Union from 2002 to 2023 (in millions of employees) [Graph], Eurostat, September 12, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197123/full-time-workers-in-the-eu/
