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Work after retirement more common among self-employed

Work after retirement more common among self-employed

Data from the labour force survey, collected from old-age pensioners in the EU in 2023, show that 56.4% of self-employed worked after having received their first old-age pension. Among the EU countries, the percentage of self-employed ...

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Increase in trade in research & development services

Increase in trade in research & development services

In 2023, EU countries exported €59.4 billion worth of research and development services to countries outside of the EU and imported €102.6 billion, resulting in a €43.2 trade deficit. Both exports and imports increased compared with ...

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EU tourism nights in the first quarter of 2025

EU tourism nights in the first quarter of 2025

In the first quarter of 2025, there were 452.4 million overnight stays in tourist accommodations across the EU, marking a slight decline of 0.2% compared with the same quarter of 2024. January recorded 139.0 million nights (+3.5% ...

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24% of EU children at poverty risk or social exclusion

24% of EU children at poverty risk or social exclusion

In 2024, 19.5 million children in the EU were at risk of poverty or social exclusion. This figure represented 24.2% of children under the age of 18, down by 0.6 percentage points (pp) from 2023 (24.8%). At the country level, in 2024, ...

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Employment gaps for women & people with disabilities

Employment gaps for women & people with disabilities

In 2024, employment inequalities linked to disability, gender and origin were recorded in the EU. The gender employment gap in the EU was 10.0 percentage points (pp), with an employment rate of 80.8% for men and 70.8% for women. The gap ...

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New lows for EU unemployment in 2024

New lows for EU unemployment in 2024

In 2024, the unemployment rate for 15-74 years old in the EU fell to 5.9% of the labour force, marking a historic low since the beginning of the time series in 2009. The long-term unemployment rate, as a percentage of the labour force, ...

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