Unemployment Rate in Belgium remained unchanged at 6.40 percent in December. Unemployment Rate in Belgium averaged 7.89 percent from 1983 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 11.00 percent in October of 1983 and a record low of 4.90 percent in April of 2020. source: National Bank of Belgium

Unemployment Rate in Belgium is expected to be 6.20 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Belgium Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 6.00 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



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Employed Persons 4300.90 4298.30 Thousand Sep 2025
Employment Change 0.20 0.10 percent Sep 2025
Employment Rate 67.50 67.70 percent Sep 2025
Full Time Employment 3756.00 3758.40 Thousand Sep 2025
Job Vacancies 159613.00 163562.00 Sep 2025
Job Vacancy Rate 3.80 3.90 percent Sep 2025
Labor Force Participation Rate 72.10 71.90 percent Sep 2025
Labour Costs 118.87 118.47 points Sep 2025
Long Term Unemployment Rate 1.80 2.00 percent Sep 2025
Minimum Wages 2112.00 2112.00 EUR/Month Jun 2026
Part Time Employment 1289.00 1306.50 Thousand Sep 2025
Population 11.90 11.82 Million Dec 2025
Productivity 104.96 104.92 points Sep 2025
Retirement Age Men 65.00 65.00 Years Dec 2025
Retirement Age Women 65.00 65.00 Years Dec 2025
Unemployed Persons 578714.00 564001.00 Dec 2025
Unemployment Rate 6.40 6.40 percent Dec 2025
Wage Growth 2.40 2.50 percent Sep 2025
Wages 4076.00 3886.00 EUR/Month Dec 2022
Wages in Manufacturing 104.80 126.30 points Sep 2025
Youth Unemployment Rate 19.60 19.60 percent Dec 2025


Belgium Unemployment Rate
In Belgium, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
6.40 6.40 11.00 4.90 1983 - 2025 percent Monthly
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