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In 2020, Sweden had the highest shares of organic cereals (7.1 %) and fresh vegetables (17.8 %) in its total production, while Greece had the highest share of organic bovine animals (30.3 %). Read more...

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Statistics Explained, your guide to European statistics. Statistics Explained is an official Eurostat website presenting statistical topics in an easily understandable way. Together, the articles make up an encyclopedia of European statistics for everyone, completed by a statistical glossary clarifying all terms used and by numerous links to further information and the latest data and metadata, a portal for occasional and regular users.

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EU labour market - quarterly statistics

Updated 05/07/2022

In the first quarter of 2022, 193 million persons in the EU were employed. The EU seasonally adjusted employment rate for people aged 20-64 stood at 74.5 %, up by 0.5 percentage points (p.p.) from 74.0 % in the fourth quarter of 2021 as shown in Figure 1. More ...

Labour market flow statistics in the EU

Updated 05/07/2022

Out of all those persons in the European Union (EU) who were unemployed in the fourth quarter of 2021, 51.3 % (7.2 million persons) remained unemployed in the first quarter of 2022, while 25.2 % (3.6 million) moved into employment and 23.6 % (3.3 million) left the labour force. Of all those initially in employment, 96.5 % (192.5 million persons) remained in employment, while 1.2 % (2.3 million) of those employed in the fourth quarter of 2021 were recorded as unemployed in the first quarter 2022, and 2.4 % (4.7 million) transitioned out of the labour force. Out of all those persons who were outside the labour force in the fourth quarter of 2021, 92.2 % (109 million persons) remained there in the first quarter of 2022, while 4.5 % (5.4 million) moved into employment and 3.2 % (3.8 million) towards unemployment. More ...

Key figures on the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the labour market

Updated 05/07/2022

This article addresses the most significant changes in the European Union (EU) labour market from the first quarter of 2021 to the first quarter of 2022, with a focus on employment; this one-year period being characterised by the recovery from the economic crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic. More ...

Balance of payments statistics - quarterly data

Updated 05/07/2022

The EU non-seasonally adjusted external current account recorded a deficit of -€8.7 billion (-0.2 % of GDP) in the first quarter of 2022, down from a surplus of €109.0 bn (3.2 % of GDP) in the first quarter of 2021, according to the estimates released by Eurostat. More ...

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EU labour market - quarterly statistics

Updated 05/07/2022

In the first quarter of 2022, 193 million persons in the EU were employed. The EU seasonally adjusted employment rate for people aged 20-64 stood at 74.5 %, up by 0.5 percentage points (p.p.) from 74.0 % in the fourth quarter of 2021 as shown in Figure 1. More ...

Labour market flow statistics in the EU

Updated 05/07/2022

Out of all those persons in the European Union (EU) who were unemployed in the fourth quarter of 2021, 51.3 % (7.2 million persons) remained unemployed in the first quarter of 2022, while 25.2 % (3.6 million) moved into employment and 23.6 % (3.3 million) left the labour force. Of all those initially in employment, 96.5 % (192.5 million persons) remained in employment, while 1.2 % (2.3 million) of those employed in the fourth quarter of 2021 were recorded as unemployed in the first quarter 2022, and 2.4 % (4.7 million) transitioned out of the labour force. Out of all those persons who were outside the labour force in the fourth quarter of 2021, 92.2 % (109 million persons) remained there in the first quarter of 2022, while 4.5 % (5.4 million) moved into employment and 3.2 % (3.8 million) towards unemployment. More ...

Key figures on the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the labour market

Updated 05/07/2022

This article addresses the most significant changes in the European Union (EU) labour market from the first quarter of 2021 to the first quarter of 2022, with a focus on employment; this one-year period being characterised by the recovery from the economic crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic. More ...

Balance of payments statistics - quarterly data

Updated 05/07/2022

The EU non-seasonally adjusted external current account recorded a deficit of -€8.7 billion (-0.2 % of GDP) in the first quarter of 2022, down from a surplus of €109.0 bn (3.2 % of GDP) in the first quarter of 2021, according to the estimates released by Eurostat. More ...

Did you know that....

In 2020, Sweden had the highest shares of organic cereals (7.1 %) and fresh vegetables (17.8 %) in its total production, while Greece had the highest share of organic bovine animals (30.3 %). Read more...

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What proportion of pupils learn two or more foreign languages?
Source: Eurostat (educ_uoe_lang02)

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