In the second quarter of 2023, the unemployment rate in Belgium stood at 5.5 percent. This was a decrease of 0.2 percentage points compared to the previous quarter, when the unemployment rate stood at 5.7 percent. In the first quarter of 2014, unemployment in Belgium stood at 8.8 percent.
Unemployment rate in Belgium from 1st quarter 2014 to 2nd quarter 2023
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Statbel. (September 12, 2023). Unemployment rate in Belgium from 1st quarter 2014 to 2nd quarter 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/686161/quarterly-unemployment-rate-in-belgium/
Statbel. "Unemployment rate in Belgium from 1st quarter 2014 to 2nd quarter 2023." Chart. September 12, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/686161/quarterly-unemployment-rate-in-belgium/
Statbel. (2023). Unemployment rate in Belgium from 1st quarter 2014 to 2nd quarter 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/686161/quarterly-unemployment-rate-in-belgium/
Statbel. "Unemployment Rate in Belgium from 1st Quarter 2014 to 2nd Quarter 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/686161/quarterly-unemployment-rate-in-belgium/
Statbel, Unemployment rate in Belgium from 1st quarter 2014 to 2nd quarter 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/686161/quarterly-unemployment-rate-in-belgium/ (last visited May 02, 2024)
Unemployment rate in Belgium from 1st quarter 2014 to 2nd quarter 2023 [Graph], Statbel, September 12, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/686161/quarterly-unemployment-rate-in-belgium/