The number of people employed in Croatia increased by 1.1% in 2025
There were 1.7 million people employed in Croatia in 2025, a 1.1% increase on the previous year, according to the…
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Italy labour market remains stable in Q4 2025, with hours worked up 1.6% year-on-year
Italy’s labour market remained broadly stable in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to Istat, the country’s statistics body, with…
Germany’s labour market weakened in December 2025
Germany‘s labour market continued to weaken as 2025 drew to a close, with December seeing the highest December unemployment level…
What EU country saw the biggest increase in employment rate in Q3 2025?
Malta reported the biggest increase in employment rate in the European Union in the third quarter of this year, with…
National plan needed to boost Spain’s productivity and address unemployment
Ignacio González, president of the Spanish Association of Manufacturers and Distributors (AECOC), has called on the country’s government to adopt…
70% of Danish metalwork firms failing to upskill their workers
Some 70% of Danish companies in the metalwork trade have no plans to train up their unskilled employees, leading to…
Hourly wages in France see 2.5% year-on-year increase
Hourly wages in France rose by 2.5% in the first quarter of 2025, compared to the corresponding period last year,…
Ireland, Italy see biggest employment increase in Q1 2025
Ireland (+0.9 percentage points) and Italy (+0.7 percentage points) reported the biggest increase in employment in the EU, on a…
Unemployment hit a record low in the European Union last year
The unemployment rate in the European Union fell to 5.9% in 2024, the lowest level since data collection began in…
‘Less optimistic outlook’ for Hungary’s labour market, says ING
Hungary‘s labour market is presenting a “less optimistic outlook”, analysts at ING have said, as the country’s statistics office reported…