Work, in 2024 the EU employment fee reached nearly 76% | EUROtoday

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Among the EU international locations, the best charges had been recorded within the Netherlands the place the proportion reached 83.5%, adopted by Malta with 83.0percentand the Czech Republic with 82.3%. The lowest charges had been recorded in Italy the place the proportion stopped at 67.1%, Greece with 69.3percentand Romania with 69.5%.

The employment fee in EU international locations grows barely. In 2024, in keeping with knowledge on the labor market revealed by Eurostat, 197.6 million folks had a job. These are ladies and men aged between 20 and 64, equal to a proportion of 75.8% – the best proportion recorded because the starting of 2009. In this panorama the employment fee has grown by 0.5 proportion factors in comparison with 2023 and 1.2 in comparison with 2022.

Among the EU international locations, the best charges had been recorded within the Netherlands the place the proportion reached 83.5%, adopted by Malta with 83.0percentand the Czech Republic with 82.3%. The lowest charges had been recorded in Italy, the place the proportion stopped at 67.1%, Greece with 69.3percentand Romania with 69.5%.

The drawback of the supervision

In this context, the case of the overexalification emerges, that’s, when folks with excessive schooling are utilized in sectors who require research {qualifications} and ranges of schooling. “In 2024, the EU overqualification rate – reads the report – was 21.3%, with 20.5% for men and 22.0% for women”. Among the EU international locations, the general fee was increased in Spain (35.0%). Following Greece with 33.0% and Cyprus with 28.2%. The instances with the bottom proportion had been recorded in Luxembourg (4.7%), Croatia (12.6%) and the Czech Republic (12.8%).

Women extra penalized than males

“In 21 of the 27 EU international locations, ladies had increased overqualification charges than males, with the foremost variations recorded in Italy (7.7 proportion factors), Slovakia (6.4 proportion factors) and Malta (5.3 proportion factors) – reads once more -. However, in 6 EU international locations, males had increased overalls of overalls, with the best variations recorded in Lithuania (5.2 proportion factors), Latvia (2.6 proportion factors) and Estonia (2.5 proportion factors).