Labor market in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)

Statistics report on the labor market in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)

Labor market in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)

This report presents statistics and charts about the labor market in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). It contains key employment and unemployment figures in the region, data on labor costs, migration, as well as the sourcing and outsourcing industries.

More statistics reports are available on the labor market and employment in selected CEE markets, such as Poland, Hungary, and Russia.

Table of contents

Overview

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  • Basic Statistic Labor force in CEE 2019-2025, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Labor force participation rate in CEE 2019-2025, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Duration of working life in CEE 2023, by country
  • Basic Statistic Average weekly hours of work in the main job in CEE 2021-2022, by country
  • Basic Statistic Number of self-employed persons in the CEE region 2020-2023
  • Premium Statistic Gender pay gap in the CEE region 2022, by country
  • Premium Statistic Remote Work Index in CEE 2023
  • Basic Statistic People usually working from home in the CEE region 2023, by country
  • Basic Statistic Share of population with tertiary education in CEE 2022, by country and age

Employment

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  • Premium Statistic Employment-to-population ratio in CEE 2019-2025
  • Premium Statistic Employment-to-population ratio in CEE 2019-2025, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Number of people employed in CEE 2019-2025, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Employment rate growth in the CEE region 2021-2023
  • Basic Statistic Employment rate of graduates in the CEE region 2023
  • Premium Statistic Absences from work in the CEE region 2023

Unemployment and vacancies

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  • Premium Statistic Unemployment rate in CEE 2019-2025
  • Premium Statistic Unemployment rate in CEE 2019-2025, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Number of people unemployed in CEE 2019-2025, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Unemployment rate in CEE 2009-2023, by country
  • Premium Statistic Number of vacancies per unemployed in CEE Q2 2022, by country
  • Premium Statistic Youth NEET rate in CEE 2019-2025, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Youth unemployment rate in CEE 2023, by country

Labor costs and wages

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  • Basic Statistic Hourly labor costs in the CEE region 2020-2023
  • Basic Statistic Real wages and salaries growth forecasts in the CEE region 2024
  • Basic Statistic Compensation growth forecasts per head in the CEE region 2024
  • Basic Statistic Minimum gross wage in CEE 2024. by country
  • Premium Statistic Net minimum monthly wage in CEE 2024
  • Premium Statistic Statutory minimum wages in CEE 2023-2024
  • Premium Statistic Purchasing power of statutory minimum wages in the CEE region 2023
  • Basic Statistic Basic food spending to minimum wage in CEE 2024

Labor migration

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  • Premium Statistic Net migration in CEE 2021, by country
  • Basic Statistic Non-EU temporary employee share in the CEE region 2023, by country
  • Basic Statistic Share of migrants with tertiary education in CEE 2023, by country
  • Premium Statistic Salary of Poles in the UK, Germany, Netherlands, and Poland 2022, by industry
  • Premium Statistic Emigration for permanent stay from Poland 2020-2022, by country
  • Basic Statistic Number of emigrants from Poland 2016-2022, by country of destination
  • Basic Statistic Share of Romanian emigrants 2022, by country

Sourcing and outsourcing

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  • Premium Statistic Sourcing market size in SEE 2023, by country
  • Premium Statistic Number of sourcing companies in SEE 2023, by country
  • Premium Statistic Attractiveness of business services in the CEE region 2023, by GSLI
  • Premium Statistic Best offshore havens for software development outsourcing in the CEE region 2021
  • Basic Statistic Size distribution of IT outsourcing vendors in CEE 2022, by country
  • Premium Forecast IT outsourcing revenue in Poland 2024-2029, by segment
  • Premium Forecast IT outsourcing revenue in Czechia 2024-2029. by segment

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