From 2008 to 2022, the employed population in Belgium ranged from 4.3 to five million people. Since 2009, the active and employed population of Belgium increased, notably reaching 4.92 million economically active people in 2022. Although millions of people were considered active in Belgium, the country faced an unemployment rate of 5.6 percent.
Statistics Belgium defines an employed person as a person aged 15 years or older who was paid for at least one hour of work during the reference week, or a person of 15 years or older who had a job but was temporarily absent.
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Statbel. (March 29, 2023). Employed population in Belgium from 2008 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/527684/employed-population-in-belgium/
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