This report has been developed under Contract VC/2024/0034 with the European Commission.
Summary
At the time of writing, one in five of the population between 20 and 66 years of age are outside employment, education or employment schemes. These numbers have been quite stable since 2012. The level of employment, at 80.9 % in 2022, is a little higher than the target of 78 % in the EU strategy. The gender differences remain stable, with fewer women than men in employment: for women, the rate is between 80.2 % and 83.7 %, while for men, it is between 76.2 % and 78.0 %. The disability employment gap has usually been around 32 % to 35 % of the population. In 2023, it was at its lowest level since 2014, at 28.7 %. There are no clear effects from the measures that have been taken on the percentage of persons with disabilities in employment.