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Belgium unemployment rate

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Key data points


Last release
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Observation period
Feb 2025
Next release
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Forecast
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Highest
11.00 % on Nov 30, 1983
Lowest
4.90 % on Apr 30, 2020

About Belgium unemployment rate


Category
Labor
Source
National Bank
Frequency
Monthly
Units
%
In Belgium, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.

Belgium in figures — see more economic indicators tied to BEUR.
BEEMC
Employment Change
BEEMP
Employed Persons
BEEMR
Employment Rate
BEFTE
Full Time Employment
BEJV
Job Vacancies
BELC
Labour Costs
BELFPR
Labor Force Participation Rate
BELTUR
Long Term Unemployment Rate
BELWF
Living Wage Family
BELWI
Living Wage Individual
BEMW
Minimum Wages
BEPOP
Population
BEPROD
Productivity
BEPTE
Part Time Employment
BERAM
Retirement Age Men
BERAW
Retirement Age Women
BEUP
Unemployed Persons
BEUR
Unemployment Rate
BEWG
Wage Growth YoY
BEWHS
Wages High Skilled

Frequently Asked Questions


To calculate Belgium unemployment rate you need to take the number of the country residents without a job and looking for work divided by the total number of residents in the labor force.
The lowest ever Belgium unemployment rate is 4.90%.
The highest figure Belgium unemployment rate has ever reached is 11.00%.
Last month Belgium unemployment rate was 5.90%, and the month before it reached 5.80%.