Belgium unemployment rate


Belgium unemployment rate: 5.7 (1.79%)
Last Update: December 31, 2023

Belgium unemployment rate closed down 5.7 as of December 31, 2023 from 5.6 from the previous month and 5.7 from last year.


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Belgium unemployment rate

Date Values
2023-12-31 5.7
2023-11-30 5.6
2023-10-31 5.6
2023-09-30 5.4
2023-08-31 5.3
2023-07-31 5.3
2023-06-30 5.6
2023-05-31 5.6
2023-04-30 5.6
2023-03-31 5.6
2023-02-28 5.6
2023-01-31 5.6
2022-12-31 5.7
2022-11-30 5.5
2022-10-31 5.4
2022-09-30 5.7
2022-08-31 5.8
2022-07-31 5.9
2022-06-30 5.5
2022-05-31 5.5


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Indicator Symbol Actual Previous M/M% Y/Y% Trend Slope Percentile Update
unemployment rate be.unemploymentrate 5.5 5.4 2 -7 Down Down 66 2022-11-30

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Belgium Unemployment Rate:

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What is the Belgium Unemployment Rate?

The Belgium unemployment rate refers to the percentage of the labor force that is currently unemployed and actively seeking employment within the Belgian economy. It serves as a crucial indicator of economic health, reflecting the availability of jobs and the overall strength of the labor market.

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Belgium Financial Markets

Market Symbol Last Mom Trend Exh RSI 1D% 1W% 1M% 1Y%
Belgium 10-year bond yield BE.10Y 2.534 -1 -1 -2.87902 24.432 -0.02463 -0.04269 -0.18442 -0.10491
Belgium 2-year bond yield BE.2Y 3.193 -1 0.5 0.51032 35.5604 -0.0025 -0.0397 -0.03854 0.49977
Belgium Yield Curve BE.YC 0.208 0 1 2.33681 61.1671 -0.12971 0.46479 -0.03256 -0.2381
Belgium Credit Default Swaps CDS.Belgium 22 -0.5 0 -0.13917 48.599 0 -0.02222 0.02326 -0.15385
Belgium Macroeconomic Indicators

Indicator Symbol Actual Previous M/M% Y/Y% Trend Slope Percentile Update
balance of trade be.balanceoftrade 4335.7 1984.5 118 23 UP UP 65 2023-09-30
bank lending rate be.banks.lendingrate 5.07 4.72 7 215 UP UP 100 2023-06-30
banks balance sheet be.banks.bs 1361300 1302380 5 3 UP UP 34 2024-01-31
building permits be.buildingpermits 1958 2480 -21 2 Down UP 61 2023-11-30
business confidence be.bizconfidence -10.4 -12.8 -19 37 UP Down 67 2024-03-31
capacity utilization be.caputilization 72.8 74.7 -3 -6 Down Down 12 2024-03-31
car registrations be.carregistrations 43723 46667 -6 10 UP UP 65 2024-02-29
central bank balance sheet be.cb.assets 351784 334353 5 -1 UP Down 32 2024-02-29
consumer confidence be.consconfidence -5 -2 150 -38 UP UP 60 2024-02-29
consumer price index cpi be.cpi 131.01 130.08 1 3 UP UP 60 2024-02-29
core inflation rate be.coreinflationrate 4 4.9 -18 -37 Down Down 13 2024-02-29
current account be.currentaccount -1933 -2310 -16 -347 Down Down 13 2023-09-30
current account to gdp be.currentaccountgdp -1 1.3 -177 -47 Down UP 0 2023-01-31
exports be.exports 45004.6 39965.2 13 -21 Down Down 6 2023-09-30
external debt be.externaldebt 1392650 1382620 1 18 UP UP 0 2023-09-30
fiscal expenditure be.fiscalexp 76048.2 80381.7 -5 -63 Down Down 0 2023-01-31
foreign exchange reserves be.fxreserves 37231 37248 -0 -4 Down Down 18 2024-02-29
gdp be.gdp 583.44 600.75 -3 12 UP UP 0 2023-01-31
Real GDP be.realgdp 118674 118261 0 12 UP UP 98 2023-12-31
gdp growth be.gdpgrowth 0.5 0.3 67 -600 Down UP 3 2023-12-31
gdp growth annual be.gdpgrowthan 1.6 1.4 14 -136 Down UP 22 2023-12-31
gold reserves be.goldres 227.4 227.4 0 0 Down Down 61 2019-06-30
government budget be.govbudget -4.3 -5.6 -23 7 Down Down 0 2022-01-31
Government budget be.govbudgetvalue -11479.4 42 -27432 -29 UP UP 0 2023-01-31
government debt be.govdebt 607926 598901 2 -5 Down Down 5 2023-09-30
government debt to gdp be.govdebtgdp 104.3 108 -3 1 Down UP 0 2023-01-31
government revenues be.govrev 64568.8 80423.7 -20 -66 Down Down 0 2023-12-31
imports be.imports 40668.9 37980.7 7 -24 Down Down 8 2023-09-30
industrial production be.indproduction -2.9 -10.7 -73 107 UP Down 83 2023-12-31
industrial production mom be.indproductionmm -2 4.9 -141 -46 Down UP 73 2024-01-31
inflation cpi be.inflationcpi 3.2 1.75 83 -60 Down Down 23 2024-01-31
interbank rate be.interbankrate 3.67 3.5359 4 9927 UP UP 100 2023-07-31
interest rate be.interestrate 3.5 3 17 6900 UP UP 100 2023-03-17
long term unemployment rate be.ltunemploymentrate 2.4 2.6 -8 -11 UP Down 42 2021-12-31
money supply m0 be.msm0 53691 53654 0 1 UP UP 22 2024-01-31
money supply m1 be.msm1 232900 236600 -2 -17 Down Down 13 2024-01-31
money supply m2 be.msm2 627600 626700 0 -3 Down Down 10 2024-01-31
money supply m3 be.msm3 667500 664200 0 -3 Down Down 10 2024-01-31
Producer Price Index be.producerprices 161.9 163 -1 -12 Down Down 7 2024-01-31
PPI Index be.producerpricesch -12.3 -12.64 -3 -154 Down Down 27 2023-12-31
retail sales MoM be.retailsales -0.6 -1.9 -68 200 Down Down 0 2024-01-31
retail sales be.retailsalesan -3.8 -3.7 3 -38 UP UP 62 2024-02-29
unemployment rate be.unemploymentrate 5.5 5.4 2 -7 Down Down 66 2022-11-30
youth unemployment rate be.ytunemploymentrate 17.2 17.2 0 18 UP UP 77 2024-01-31
Construction Confidence be.esi.constr -7.7 -4.5 7100 -74200 Down Down 0 2024-01-22
Consumer Confidence be.esi.cons -9.7 -12.3 -2100 -5600 UP UP 0 2024-01-22
Industrial Confidence be.esi.man -22.1 -20.3 900 1600 Down Down 5800 2024-01-22
Retail Confidence be.esi.ret -9.8 -23 -5700 5300 UP Down 6300 2024-01-22
Services Confidence be.esi.serv 6.2 -4.3 -24400 -98600 UP UP 700 2024-01-22
ESI - Economic Composite be.esi.conf 87.6 89.5 -2 -11 Down Down 27 2023-06-30