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Energy use down in all sectors but transport in 2022

Energy use down in all sectors but transport in 2022

In 2022, the EU’s net domestic energy use was 58.8 million terajoules, representing a 4.2% decrease compared with 2021. This figure includes energy used directly by households and energy used by production activities of businesses and ...

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Employment rate stable, labour market slack down in Q4 2024

Employment rate stable, labour market slack down in Q4 2024

In the fourth quarter of 2024, the employment rate of people aged 20-64 in the EU stood at 75.9%, stable compared with the third quarter of 2024. Labour market slack - all persons who have an unmet need for employment, including ...

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EU life expectancy hits 81.4 years, exceeding pre-COVID level

EU life expectancy hits 81.4 years, exceeding pre-COVID level

In 2023, life expectancy at birth in the EU was 81.4 years, marking an increase of 0.8 years from 2022. After having declined in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, life expectancy has reached values higher than in 2019. This ...

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Labour market flows in Q4 2024

Labour market flows in Q4 2024

Between the third and the fourth quarter of 2024, 3.2 million unemployed people aged 15-74 in the EU (24.2% of all unemployed in the third quarter of 2024) found a job. During this period, 6.5 million (49.6%) remained unemployed and 3.4 ...

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Agricultural prices increase in Q4 2024

Agricultural prices increase in Q4 2024

In the fourth quarter of 2024, the average price of agricultural output that farmers get at the farm gate in the EU increased by 2.2% compared with the same quarter in 2023. This represents the first increase since the second quarter of ...

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Disabled people less likely to be internet users

Disabled people less likely to be internet users

In 2024, 78.2% of people in the EU aged 16-74 with severe disability used the internet regularly (having used the internet at least once a week during the previous 3 months). Among those with moderate disability the share was 86% and it ...

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