The number of unemployed people in Belgium fluctuated from 2008 to 2022. During this period, unemployment fell from 423,000 people in 2014 to 293,000 in 2022. However, the unemployed population was rather unstable, as it increased from 2008 to 2010, from 2011 to 2014 and from 2019 to 2021..
Number of unemployed people in Belgium from 2008 to 2022
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Statbel. (March 29, 2023). Number of unemployed people in Belgium from 2008 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/528241/number-of-unemployed-people-in-belgium/
Statbel. "Number of unemployed people in Belgium from 2008 to 2022." Chart. March 29, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/528241/number-of-unemployed-people-in-belgium/
Statbel. (2023). Number of unemployed people in Belgium from 2008 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/528241/number-of-unemployed-people-in-belgium/
Statbel. "Number of Unemployed People in Belgium from 2008 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/528241/number-of-unemployed-people-in-belgium/
Statbel, Number of unemployed people in Belgium from 2008 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/528241/number-of-unemployed-people-in-belgium/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Number of unemployed people in Belgium from 2008 to 2022 [Graph], Statbel, March 29, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/528241/number-of-unemployed-people-in-belgium/