Cijfers derde trimester van 2008 (en)
16 December 2008
First estimate for the third quarter of 2008
Euro area employment down by 0.1%, EU27 stable
+0.8% and +1.0% respectively compared with the third quarter of 2007
The number of persons employed in the euro area1 (EA15) decreased by 0.1% (80 000 persons) in the third quarter of 2008 compared with the previous quarter, according to national accounts estimates published by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities. In the same period, the number of persons employed in the EU271 remained virtually stable. In the second quarter of 2008, growth rates were +0.2% in the euro area and +0.1% in the EU27. These figures are seasonally adjusted.
Compared with the same quarter of the previous year, employment grew by 0.8% in the euro area and by 1.0% in the EU27 in the third quarter of 2008, after +1.3% and +1.4% respectively in the second quarter of 2008.
Eurostat estimates that, in the third quarter of 2008, 226.7 million men and women were employed in the EU27, of which 146.1 million were in the euro area. These figures are seasonally adjusted.
These quarterly data on employment provide a picture of labour input consistent with the output and income measures of national accounts.
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-The euro area (EA15) includes Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Slovenia and Finland.
The EU27 includes Belgium (BE), Bulgaria (BG), the Czech Republic (CZ), Denmark (DK), Germany (DE), Estonia (EE), Ireland (IE), Greece (EL), Spain (ES), France (FR), Italy (IT), Cyprus (CY), Latvia (LV), Lithuania (LT), Luxembourg (LU), Hungary (HU), Malta (MT), the Netherlands (NL), Austria (AT), Poland (PL), Portugal (PT), Romania (RO), Slovenia (SI), Slovakia (SK), Finland (FI), Sweden (SE) and the United Kingdom (UK).
Methodological information:
Estimates of employment in the European quarterly national accounts are compiled in accordance with the European System of Accounts 1995 (ESA95). National accounts measure employment alongside other variables such as GDP, output, compensation of employees, etc. ESA95 (chapter 11) defines employment in line with International Labour Organisation criteria.
Employment covers employees and self-employed working in resident production units (i.e. the domestic employment concept). Unless otherwise stated, all employment estimates in this release use persons as the measurement unit. ESA95 acknowledges other possible measures for employment: jobs, full-time equivalents and total hours worked.
The methodology used by Eurostat for this release is the same as for the European quarterly national accounts (for details see Eurostat press release 77/2006 of 14 June 2006, annex I). Estimates of employment in national accounts may differ from results of other statistics and surveys, in particular the labour force survey. For further details see press release 77/2006 of 14 June 2006, annex II. The estimate of 2008 Q3 employment growth presented in this release is based on Member States’ data, as available, including confidential figures for the Netherlands. For this quarter it covers 97% of employment in the euro area and 92% in the EU27.
More data on European quarterly national accounts are available on Eurostat's website ("Data" / "Economy and finance" / "National Accounts"). Additional general information on European national accounts is also available in the metadata files linked to the tables.
Release policy:
Eurostat publishes a first quarterly estimate of employment in national accounts 75 days after the end of the reference period (‘t+75 days’). There is a second estimate after t+100 days, published together with the second regular GDP release (scheduled for 8 January 2009). There is no specific employment News Release at t+100 days. As compared to the first employment estimate, the second one is based on more information and includes breakdowns by economic activity (6 NACE categories).
Euro area and EU employment figures for earlier quarters are revised in both first and second employment estimates.
Issued by: Eurostat Press Office Tim ALLEN Tel: +352-4301-33 444 |
For further information on data: Jenny RUNESSON Jukka JALAVA Tel: +352-4301-36 130 |
Eurostat news releases on the Internet: http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat
Selected Principal European Economic Indicators: http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/euroindicators
Employment growth rates*
Percentage change compared with the previous quarter |
Percentage change compared with the same quarter of the previous year |
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2007 |
2008 |
2007 |
2008 |
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Q4 |
Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
Q4 |
Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
|
EA15 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
-0.1 |
1.8 |
1.7 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
EU27 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
1.8 |
1.7 |
1.4 |
1.0 |
Member States |
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Belgium |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
1.4 |
Bulgaria |
: |
: |
: |
: |
2.7 |
4.8 |
3.4 |
: |
Czech Republic |
0.5 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
2.3 |
2.6 |
2.3 |
1.9 |
Denmark |
0.5 |
-0.1 |
0.0 |
-0.1 |
2.2 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
Germany |
0.4 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
Estonia |
-0.5 |
2.1 |
-2.3 |
: |
0.2 |
2.0 |
-0.5 |
: |
Ireland |
0.7 |
-0.1 |
-0.2 |
: |
3.5 |
2.4 |
1.2 |
: |
Greece |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
1.1 |
Spain |
0.1 |
0.2 |
-0.2 |
-0.8 |
2.3 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
-0.8 |
France |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
1.7 |
1.5 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
Italy |
0.1 |
-0.1 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
1.7 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
Cyprus |
: |
: |
: |
: |
2.8 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
: |
Latvia |
2.6 |
0.1 |
-0.4 |
-1.9 |
5.1 |
5.6 |
3.4 |
0.2 |
Lithuania |
-0.2 |
0.4 |
-0.7 |
0.0 |
3.1 |
0.9 |
-0.6 |
-1.0 |
Luxembourg |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
: |
4.9 |
5.2 |
4.9 |
: |
Hungary |
: |
: |
: |
: |
-1.1 |
-1.7 |
-2.0 |
-0.9 |
Malta |
: |
: |
: |
: |
3.1 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
2.0 |
Netherlands |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
c |
2.4 |
1.9 |
1.7 |
c |
Austria |
0.3 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
1.7 |
2.2 |
2.0 |
1.5 |
Poland |
: |
: |
: |
: |
2.6 |
3.4 |
4.2 |
4.4 |
Portugal |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
-0.7 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
-0.2 |
Romania |
: |
: |
: |
: |
: |
: |
: |
: |
Slovenia |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
: |
3.4 |
3.3 |
3.1 |
2.9 |
Slovakia |
1.1 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
Finland |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
-0.2 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
1.6 |
0.8 |
Sweden |
: |
: |
: |
: |
1.7 |
1.8 |
1.4 |
0.7 |
United Kingdom |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
-0.3 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
EFTA countries |
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Norway |
1.1 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
4.6 |
4.1 |
3.6 |
3.3 |
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:Data not available c confidential
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*Percentage change in the number of persons employed in resident production units compared with the previous quarter based on seasonally adjusted data. Percentage change compared with the same quarter of the previous year based on non-seasonally adjusted data.