171/2016 - 13 September 2016

Second quarter of 2016 compared with the first quarter of 2016

Employment up by 0.4% in euro area and by 0.3% in EU28 +1.4% and +1.5% respectively compared with the second quarter of 2015 The number of persons employed increased by 0.4% in the euro area (EA19) and by 0.3% in the EU28 in the second quarter of 2016 compared with the previous quarter, according to national accounts estimates published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In the first quarter of 2016, employment increased by 0.4% in both zones. These figures are seasonally adjusted. Compared with the same quarter of the previous year, employment increased by 1.4% in the euro area and by 1.5% in the EU28 in the second quarter of 2016 (after +1.4% in both zones in the first quarter of 2016). Eurostat estimates that, in the second quarter of 2016, 232.1 million men and women were employed in the EU28 (highest level ever recorded); of which 153.3 million were in the euro area (highest level since the fourth quarter of 2008). These figures are seasonally adjusted. These quarterly data on employment provide a picture of labour input consistent with the output and income measure of national accounts.

Evolution of employment Indices: 2005Q1=100 EA19, seasonally adjusted

EU28, seasonally adjusted

106

105

104

103

102

101

2005Q1 2005Q2 2005Q3 2005Q4 2006Q1 2006Q2 2006Q3 2006Q4 2007Q1 2007Q2 2007Q3 2007Q4 2008Q1 2008Q2 2008Q3 2008Q4 2009Q1 2009Q2 2009Q3 2009Q4 2010Q1 2010Q2 2010Q3 2010Q4 2011Q1 2011Q2 2011Q3 2011Q4 2012Q1 2012Q2 2012Q3 2012Q4 2013Q1 2013Q2 2013Q3 2013Q4 2014Q1 2014Q2 2014Q3 2014Q4 2015Q1 2015Q2 2015Q3 2015Q4 2016Q1 2016Q2

100

Employment growth in Member States Among Member States for which data are available, Estonia (+1.7%), Ireland (+1.1%) and Lithuania (+1.0%) recorded the highest increases in the second quarter of 2016 compared with the previous quarter. A decrease was observed in Croatia (-0.4%), while employment remained stable in Finland.

Member States’ growth rates for employment in the second quarter of 2016 % change over the previous quarter, seasonally adjusted 2.0

1.5

1.0

0.5

0.0

-0.5

Romania: data not available

Geographical coverage The euro area (EA19) includes Belgium, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Slovenia, Slovakia and Finland. The European Union (EU28) includes Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

Methods and definitions 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. ESA2010 acknowledges other possible measures for employment: jobs and total hours worked.

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Employment growth rates* Percentage change compared with the previous quarter 2015

Percentage change compared with the same quarter of the previous year

2016

2015

2016

Q3

Q4

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q1

Q2

EA19

0.3

0.3

0.4

0.4

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.4

EU28

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.3

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

0.4

0.1

0.2

0.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

Bulgaria

0.1

0.1

0.3

0.5

0.2

0.3

0.9

1.5

Czech Republic

-0.1

0.3

1.2

0.3

1.3

1.3

1.9

1.6

Denmark

0.3

0.5

0.5

0.5

1.1

1.3

1.5

1.9

Germany

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.3

1.0

1.2

1.3

1.2

Estonia

2.0

-2.1

0.5

1.7

4.4

1.2

0.9

2.0

Ireland

0.6

0.4

0.8

1.1

2.9

2.3

2.4

2.9

Greece

0.6

0.3

-0.1

0.5

2.2

2.5

2.4

1.3

Spain

0.7

0.7

0.8

0.5

3.2

3.0

3.2

2.7

France

0.2

0.2

0.3

0.2

0.5

0.7

0.8

0.7

Croatia

0.4

-0.6

0.1

-0.4

-0.3

2.0

0.7

-0.4

Italy

0.5

0.4

0.4

0.5

0.6

0.8

1.2

1.8

Cyprus

0.4

0.7

0.5

0.8

0.8

1.6

1.7

2.5

Latvia

0.4

0.5

-0.1

0.2

2.3

2.6

0.8

0.9

Lithuania

0.5

-0.3

1.3

1.0

0.1

1.3

2.6

2.4

Luxembourg

0.8

0.7

0.7

0.7

2.7

2.7

2.9

2.9

Hungary

0.8

0.5

0.9

0.5

2.6

2.8

2.9

2.7

Malta

1.2

0.9

0.0

0.7

2.8

3.4

2.4

2.8

Netherlands

0.2

0.4

0.1

0.4

1.2

1.0

1.1

1.1

Austria

0.2

0.2

0.3

0.2

0.6

0.8

1.2

1.1

Poland

0.3

0.7

-0.4

0.4

1.1

1.8

1.2

1.1

Portugal

-0.5

0.7

0.0

0.6

0.4

1.8

1.1

0.8

Romania

:

:

:

:

-1.0

-0.8

0.2

0.2

Slovenia

0.3

0.4

0.6

0.6

1.1

1.1

1.6

2.0

Slovakia

0.5

0.5

0.6

0.6

2.2

2.0

2.2

2.3

Finland

0.1

0.1

0.3

0.0

-0.3

-0.2

0.3

0.5

Sweden

0.5

0.7

0.5

0.6

1.1

1.8

1.7

2.3

United Kingdom

0.6

0.6

0.1

0.5

1.6

1.9

1.3

2.0

Norway

0.0

-0.2

-0.1

-0.1

0.1

-0.2

-0.1

-0.4

Switzerland

0.1

0.4

0.9

0.3

1.1

0.5

1.3

1.6

Member States Belgium

EFTA countries

: *

Data not available. 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.

T1a

TOTAL EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY

t/t-1

PERCENTAGE CHANGE OVER THE PREVIOUS QUARTER – SEASONALLY ADJUSTED Industry (mining, Agriculture, forestry and Total economy manufacturing, electricity, fishing water and waste)

NACE Rev 2

A

Section

EA19 EU28

2015 Q3 Q4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4

2016 Q2 Q1 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4

2015 Q3 Q4 -0.2 -0.2 -0.4 0.3

2016 Q2 Q1 1.0 -0.3 0.4 -0.7

B, C, D and E 2015 2016 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 -0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4

T1b

TOTAL EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY

t/t-1

PERCENTAGE CHANGE OVER THE PREVIOUS QUARTER – SEASONALLY ADJUSTED Information and communication

NACE Rev 2

Section

J 2015

EA19 EU28

Financial and insurance activities

Real estate activities

K

Q3

Q4

2016 Q2 Q1

0.8 0.5

0.1 0.0

0.8 0.7

2015 Q3

0.0 -0.3

0.0 0.3

of which: Manufacturing

Construction

C

F

2015 Q3 Q4 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2

Professional and support service activities

L

Q4

2016 Q2 Q1

2015 Q3

0.0 0.0

0.3 0.1

-0.2 0.6

-0.3 -0.8

2016 Q2 Q1 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.4

2015

Q4

Q3

-0.6 -0.8

1.4 1.8

-0.2 1.4

0.8 1.0

Q4

Q3

0.7 0.6

0.8 0.6

0.7 0.2

0.3 0.3

TOTAL EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY PERCENTAGE CHANGE OVER THE SAME QUARTER OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR – NON-SEASONALLY ADJUSTED Total economy

Agriculture, forestry and fishing

Section

A

t/t-4

PERCENTAGE CHANGE OVER THE SAME QUARTER OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR – NON-SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

J

Section

2015 Q3 1.6 1.5

Q4 1.4 3.1

Real estate activities

K 2016 Q2 Q1 1.6 2.8 0.6 1.9

2015 Q3 -0.1 0.1

Q4 0.0 1.3

2015 Q3 1.2 1.1

Q4 0.6 -0.4

2016 Q2 Q1 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.2

Professional and support service activities

L 2016 Q2 Q1 0.1 0.3 1.3 0.9

Q4

Q3

Q4

2016 Q2 Q1

0.3 0.4

0.3 0.3

0.3 0.2

0.3 0.5

0.9 0.6

0.0 0.3

Construction

2015 Q3 Q4 -0.3 -0.3 0.7 0.3

2015 Q3 3.2 3.0

Q4 3.0 2.8

2016 Q2 Q1 3.0 3.3 2.7 3.2

2016 Q2 Q1 -0.1 -0.1 1.0 0.8

Administration and other public services

M and N 2016 Q2 Q1 0.2 1.4 1.3 0.4

R, S, T and U

F

TOTAL EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY Financial and insurance activities

2015 Q3 Q4 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.9

Arts, entertainment and other services

2016 Q2 Q1

C

T2b

Information and communication

2016 Q2 Q1 0.3 -0.3 -1.1 -1.2

B, C, D and E 2015 2016 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.4 1.0

EA19 EU28

NACE Rev 2

2015 Q3 Q4 0.1 -0.1 -2.3 -2.7

2015

of which: Manufacturing

2015 Q3 Q4 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.3

EA19 EU28

2016 Q2 Q1 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.4

Industry (mining, manufacturing, electricity, water and waste)

G, H and I 2015 2016 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.9 0.6 0.5 0.4

O, P and Q

2016 Q2 Q1

t/t-4

2016 Q2 Q1 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.4

Administration and other public services

M and N 2016 Q2 Q1

T2a NACE Rev 2

2015 Q3 Q4 -0.5 -0.2 0.0 0.2

Trade, transport, accommodation and food service activities

2015

Trade, transport, accommodation and food service activities

G, H and I 2015 2016 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 2.0 1.3 1.7 1.8 2.5 1.5 2.0 1.8

Arts, entertainment and other services

O, P and Q 2015 Q3 1.1 1.0

Q4 1.1 1.2

2016 Q2 Q1 1.2 1.1 1.1 0.9

0.4 0.0

R, S, T and U 2015 Q3 0.9 1.4

Q4 1.6 2.4

2016 Q2 Q1 1.4 1.8 1.5 1.9