Friday, September 10, 2004
[IWS] EuroStat: Employment rate in the EU25 was 63.0% in 2003 [10 September 2004]
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Institute for Workplace Studies Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 Director, IWS News Bureau
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EuroStat: 110/2004 - 10 September 2004
Labour Force Survey - 2003
Employment rate in the EU25 was 63.0% in 2003
Female employment rate stood at 55.1%
http://europa.eu.int/comm/eurostat/Public/datashop/print-product/EN?catalogue=Eurostat&product=3-10092004-EN-AP-EN&mode=download
or
http://europa.eu.int/comm/eurostat/Public/datashop/print-product/EN?catalogue=Eurostat&product=3-10092004-EN-AP-EN&type=pdf
[full-text, 2 pages]
In 2003, 192.8 million people aged 15 years and more had a job in the EU25. The total employment rate for people aged 15-64 was 63.0%, and the employment rate of women was 55.1%. The employment rate for people aged 55-64 was 40.2%.
In 2003, 10.3% of persons aged 15-64 worked part-time in the EU25, with the proportion of women (16.5%) working part-time nearly four times higher than for men (4.2%).
This information comes from a report published today by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, based on the results of the 2003 Labour Force Survey. For the first time in 2003, these results correspond to an annual average of the four quarters of the year, as opposed to one reference quarter (spring) in previous years.
Employment rates range from 51.2% in Poland to 75.1% in Denmark
In 2003, the employment rate for persons aged 15-64 was above 70% in Denmark (75.1%), the Netherlands (73.5%), Sweden (72.9%) and the United Kingdom (71.8%) while the lowest rates were recorded in Poland (51.2%), Malta (54.2%) and Italy (56.1%).
Sweden (71.5%) and Denmark (70.5%) registered the highest rates of female employment in 2003, while Malta (33.6%), Italy (42.7%) and Greece (43.8%) had the lowest. Malta recorded the greatest difference between male and female employment rates, with a gap of 41 percentage points, followed by Greece, Spain and Italy, where the gaps were nearly 30 percentage points. On the other hand, Sweden (3 percentage points), Finland (4) and Lithuania (6) recorded the lowest differences.
Part-time rates highest in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Sweden
In 2003, the highest part-time employment rate in the EU25 was observed in the Netherlands (32.8%), followed by the United Kingdom (17.4%) and Sweden (16.0%) and the lowest in Slovakia, Hungary, Greece and the Czech Republic with values below 3%. The Netherlands also recorded the highest value for female part-time employment, with 1 out of 2 women working part-time. Six other Member States, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Austria, Sweden and the United Kingdom, registered percentages between 20% and 30% for the female part-time employment rate.
13% of employees in the EU25 have a limited duration contract
Among the 160.9 million employees in the EU25 in 2003, 12.9% had a contract with limited duration. Percentages for males and females were 12.2% and 13.7% respectively. Spain (30.6%), Portugal (20.6%), Poland (19.4%), Finland (16.3%) and Sweden (15.1%) registered the highest percentages of employees with a temporary contract while the lowest were observed in Estonia (2.5%), Luxembourg (3.2%), Malta (3.6%) and Slovakia (4.9%).
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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky *
Director, IWS News Bureau *
Institute for Workplace Studies *
Cornell/ILR School *
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor *
New York, NY 10016 *
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Telephone: (607) 255-2703 *
Fax: (607) 255-9641 *
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
________________________________________________________________________
EuroStat: 110/2004 - 10 September 2004
Labour Force Survey - 2003
Employment rate in the EU25 was 63.0% in 2003
Female employment rate stood at 55.1%
http://europa.eu.int/comm/eurostat/Public/datashop/print-product/EN?catalogue=Eurostat&product=3-10092004-EN-AP-EN&mode=download
or
http://europa.eu.int/comm/eurostat/Public/datashop/print-product/EN?catalogue=Eurostat&product=3-10092004-EN-AP-EN&type=pdf
[full-text, 2 pages]
In 2003, 192.8 million people aged 15 years and more had a job in the EU25. The total employment rate for people aged 15-64 was 63.0%, and the employment rate of women was 55.1%. The employment rate for people aged 55-64 was 40.2%.
In 2003, 10.3% of persons aged 15-64 worked part-time in the EU25, with the proportion of women (16.5%) working part-time nearly four times higher than for men (4.2%).
This information comes from a report published today by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, based on the results of the 2003 Labour Force Survey. For the first time in 2003, these results correspond to an annual average of the four quarters of the year, as opposed to one reference quarter (spring) in previous years.
Employment rates range from 51.2% in Poland to 75.1% in Denmark
In 2003, the employment rate for persons aged 15-64 was above 70% in Denmark (75.1%), the Netherlands (73.5%), Sweden (72.9%) and the United Kingdom (71.8%) while the lowest rates were recorded in Poland (51.2%), Malta (54.2%) and Italy (56.1%).
Sweden (71.5%) and Denmark (70.5%) registered the highest rates of female employment in 2003, while Malta (33.6%), Italy (42.7%) and Greece (43.8%) had the lowest. Malta recorded the greatest difference between male and female employment rates, with a gap of 41 percentage points, followed by Greece, Spain and Italy, where the gaps were nearly 30 percentage points. On the other hand, Sweden (3 percentage points), Finland (4) and Lithuania (6) recorded the lowest differences.
Part-time rates highest in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Sweden
In 2003, the highest part-time employment rate in the EU25 was observed in the Netherlands (32.8%), followed by the United Kingdom (17.4%) and Sweden (16.0%) and the lowest in Slovakia, Hungary, Greece and the Czech Republic with values below 3%. The Netherlands also recorded the highest value for female part-time employment, with 1 out of 2 women working part-time. Six other Member States, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Austria, Sweden and the United Kingdom, registered percentages between 20% and 30% for the female part-time employment rate.
13% of employees in the EU25 have a limited duration contract
Among the 160.9 million employees in the EU25 in 2003, 12.9% had a contract with limited duration. Percentages for males and females were 12.2% and 13.7% respectively. Spain (30.6%), Portugal (20.6%), Poland (19.4%), Finland (16.3%) and Sweden (15.1%) registered the highest percentages of employees with a temporary contract while the lowest were observed in Estonia (2.5%), Luxembourg (3.2%), Malta (3.6%) and Slovakia (4.9%).
AND MORE...including TABLES....
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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