Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion

Employment rate

Indicator name Employment rate
Code PN-P6
Type (EU indicator/ NAT - national indicator) EU
Periodicity Annual
Detailed definition % of persons employed in relation to the total number of people in a given age group.
Breakdowns Age: 25-54; 55-64 (55-59 and 60-64); 65-69 and all by gender
Comments/ Policy relevance Employment rate of 55-64 people is an essential aspect of sustainability. The breakdowns are essential to analyse more in detail the change in employment rates with age brackets and paths of early exit from the labour market. Gender breakdowns also enable to isolate the structural effect of the trend of the increase in women’s employment rates.
Source Eurostat – LFS
SPC portfolio section Pensions - sustainable pensions

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