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Updated · IndexBox, Inc. · Jun 2

Eurostat Lifts EU 2025 Employment Index to 111.1 as Hours Worked Edge Up to 109.2

Updated

Updated · IndexBox, Inc. · Jun 2

Eurostat Lifts EU 2025 Employment Index to 111.1 as Hours Worked Edge Up to 109.2

1 articles · Updated · IndexBox, Inc. · Jun 2

Eurostat’s updated 2024-2025 dataset showed the EU employment index based on persons employed rising to 111.1 in 2025, up from 110.6 in 2024 on a 2015=100 basis.
Hours worked increased far more slowly, reaching 109.2 in 2025 from 109.1 a year earlier, indicating job growth outpaced gains in total labor input.
The figures cover the 27-country European Union and come from Eurostat’s annual national accounts employment series classified under NACE Rev.2.
The update points to a continued upward employment trend across the bloc, though the subdued hours-worked growth suggests only moderate overall labor-market expansion.

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