Unemployed Life
Employment rates, unemployment rates and participation rates by sex education for Belgium and regions, 2002 and 2012 level
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Reference period |
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2002 |
2012 |
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Sex |
Sex |
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Men |
Women |
TOTAL |
Men |
Women |
TOTAL |
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Location |
Education Level |
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24.5% |
26.3% |
25.1% |
30.6% |
27.0% |
29.3% |
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Region Brussel-Capital |
Low |
Unemployment rate |
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Employment rate |
43.5% |
25.9% |
34.8% |
39.0% |
26.2% |
32.9% |
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Activity rate |
57.6% |
35.2% |
46.5% |
56.3% |
35.9% |
46.5% |
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Middle |
Unemployment rate |
15.0% |
17.4% |
16.0% |
20.0% |
22.4% |
21.1% |
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Employment rate |
61.0% |
47.0% |
54.0% |
57.8% |
45.6% |
51.8% |
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Activity rate |
71.7% |
56.9% |
64.3% |
72.3% |
58.8% |
65.7% |
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Top |
Unemployment rate |
6.7% |
6.9% |
6.8% |
8.4% |
9.7% |
9.0% |
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Employment rate |
83.7% |
75.5% |
79.4% |
82.5% |
69.9% |
75.8% |
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Activity rate |
89.7% |
81.1% |
85.2% |
90.0% |
77.4% |
83.3% |
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Region flemish |
Low |
Unemployment rate |
6.0% |
9.2% |
7.2% |
8.1% |
8.8% |
8.4% |
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Employment rate |
56.8% |
32.9% |
45.1% |
49.5% |
32.4% |
41.4% |
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Activity rate |
60.4% |
36.3% |
48.6% |
53.8% |
35.5% |
45.2% |
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Middle |
Unemployment rate |
4.1% |
5.9% |
4.9% |
4.1% |
5.3% |
4.7% |
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Employment rate |
77.1% |
60.0% |
68.8% |
75.5% |
62.4% |
69.3% |
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Activity rate |
80.4% |
63.7% |
72.4% |
78.8% |
65.9% |
72.6% |
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Top |
Unemployment rate |
2.8% |
3.4% |
3.1% |
2.9% |
2.4% |
2.6% |
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Employment rate |
87.2% |
81.4% |
84.2% |
85.5% |
82.4% |
83.9% |
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Activity rate |
89.7% |
84.2% |
86.9% |
88.1% |
84.4% |
86.1% |
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Region walloon |
Low |
Unemployment rate |
13.4% |
20.4% |
15.8% |
17.5% |
17.9% |
17.7% |
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Employment rate |
49.4% |
26.0% |
38.0% |
42.4% |
27.3% |
35.1% |
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Activity rate |
57.0% |
32.7% |
45.1% |
51.4% |
33.2% |
42.7% |
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Middle |
Unemployment rate |
8.0% |
14.3% |
10.6% |
10.0% |
12.3% |
11.0% |
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Employment rate |
71.1% |
48.4% |
59.9% |
68.2% |
52.4% |
60.6% |
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Activity rate |
77.2% |
56.5% |
67.0% |
75.8% |
59.7% |
68.1% |
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Top |
Unemployment rate |
4.7% |
5.7% |
5.2% |
4.2% |
4.7% |
4.5% |
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Employment rate |
84.4% |
76.9% |
80.4% |
82.5% |
77.9% |
80.0% |
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Activity rate |
88.6% |
81.5% |
84.8% |
86.2% |
81.8% |
83.8% |
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BELGIQUE |
Low |
Unemployment rate |
10.1% |
14.5% |
11.7% |
14.2% |
14.2% |
14.2% |
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Employment rate |
53.0% |
29.8% |
41.7% |
45.7% |
29.8% |
38.1% |
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Activity rate |
59.0% |
34.9% |
47.2% |
53.3% |
34.7% |
44.4% |
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Middle |
Unemployment rate |
6.0% |
9.2% |
7.4% |
7.1% |
8.7% |
7.8% |
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Employment rate |
74.0% |
55.3% |
64.9% |
71.8% |
57.9% |
65.2% |
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Activity rate |
78.8% |
60.9% |
70.1% |
77.3% |
63.4% |
70.7% |
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Top |
Unemployment rate |
3.8% |
4.5% |
4.1% |
4.0% |
3.9% |
4.0% |
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Employment rate |
86.0% |
79.3% |
82.5% |
84.3% |
79.5% |
81.7% |
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Activity rate |
89.4% |
83.0% |
86.1% |
87.8% |
82.8% |
85.1% |
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The rate represents the total number of labor force (employed or unemployed) or the labor force expressed as a percentage of the population aged 15 to 64 years.
The employment rate is the number of employed persons (persons employed) expressed as a percentage of the population aged 15 to 64 years.
The unemployment rate represents the number unemployed as a percent of the labor force (employed and unemployed according to the ILO).
