This statistic displays the employment rates of European countries shown as a percentage of the total population of each European country in 2016. Iceland has the highest rate of employment in Europe with 87.8 percent of the total population in work, despite having the smallest working population. This was followed by Switzerland at 82 percent and Sweden at 81.2 percent.
Total employment as a percentage of total population in Europe in 2016, by country
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Eurostat. (July 13, 2017). Total employment as a percentage of total population in Europe in 2016, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/612061/employment-rates-in-europe-by-country/
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Eurostat. (2017). Total employment as a percentage of total population in Europe in 2016, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/612061/employment-rates-in-europe-by-country/
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Total employment as a percentage of total population in Europe in 2016, by country [Graph], Eurostat, July 13, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/612061/employment-rates-in-europe-by-country/