EU employment rate in 2021 above pre-COVID level
In 2021, the share of employed people in the EU population was 73.1 %, corresponding to 189.7 million people. The labour market was affected by COVID-19 restrictions in 2020, showing a 1 percentage point (pp) decrease in the employment rate compared with 2019 (72.7% in the latter year), but then recovered in 2021 with … More EU employment rate in 2021 above pre-COVID level