Employment rates in Europe 2016, by country

Published by Statista Research Department, Oct 9, 2024
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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Statistic: Total employment as a percentage of total population in Europe in 2016, by country

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Release date

July 2017

Region

Europe

Survey time period

2016

Age group

20-64 years

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