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Labour market slack, seeking but not available, Belgium

Released 11 June 2026

0.7% in 2025. The unmet demand for work among people aged 20 to 64, as a share of the extended labour force: the unemployed, part-timers who want more hours, people available but not seeking, and people seeking but not available.

0.7%Labour market slack, seeking but not available, Belgium, 2025
20191.1%
20201.0%
20210.7%
20220.6%
20230.7%
20240.5%
20250.7%
Eurostat, lfsi_sla_a, 2019 to 2025. CC BY 4.0.
0.7%Labour market slack, seeking but not available, Belgium, 2025, beside 8 others
Finland2.3%
Sweden1.6%
France1.3%d
Norway1.3%
Denmark0.9%
Netherlands0.9%
European Union0.8%
Germany0.8%
Belgium0.7%
Eurostat, lfsi_sla_a, 2025: the newest period every country has filed. CC BY 4.0.

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Labour market slack, seeking but not available, Belgium
PeriodValueStatusReleased
20250.7%11 June 2026
20240.5%11 June 2026
20230.7%11 June 2026
20220.6%11 June 2026
20210.7%11 June 2026
20201.0%11 June 2026
20191.1%11 June 2026

Source: Eurostat, lfsi_sla_a, percent. Eurostat, CC BY 4.0. Free to reuse with attribution to Eurostat; the table on this page may be copied as it stands.

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