European Union Employment Change q/q

Country: European Union, EUR
Importance:
Low
Sector: Labor
Source: Eurostat
Last release
Actual
0.1%
Forecast
0.2%
Previous
0.2%
Date (GMT)
Reference
Actual
Forecast
1 Q 2012
-0.2%
4 Q 2011
-0.3%
3 Q 2011
-0.2%
2 Q 2011
0.2%
1 Q 2011
0.1%
4 Q 2010
0.2%
3 Q 2010
0.0%
2 Q 2010
0.1%
1 Q 2010
0.0%
4 Q 2009
-0.2%
3 Q 2009
-0.5%
2 Q 2009
-0.6%
1 Q 2009
-0.8%
4 Q 2008
-0.3%
3 Q 2008
-0.2%
2 Q 2008
0.1%
1 Q 2008
0.3%
4 Q 2007
0.3%
3 Q 2007
0.3%
2 Q 2007
0.6%

Employment Change q/q shows the change in the number of people employed in the euro area in the given quarter compared to the previous one. The calculation includes the full and part-time employment, as well as hired labor and self-employment.

The index increase allows forecasting the growth in consumer spending. That is why the growth of the indicator value can have a positive effect on euro quotes.

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