Belgium Employment Rate

The share of people aged 15-64 who are actually in work, regardless of whether others are looking.

67.4%

+0.1pp vs Q1 2026

Q2 2026 · Quarterly data

Seasonally adjusted

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Employment Rate

Q1 1999 to Q2 2026

Source: FRED series LREM64TTBEQ156S · OECD, ages 15-64, seasonally adjusted, quarterly.

Belgium Employment Rate in context

Worked out from the published series shown above.

In Belgium, the employment rate fell by 0.5pp over the year to Q2 2026, from 67.9% in Q2 2025.

Over the past five years it has ranged from 65.1% in Q2 2021 to 67.9% in Q2 2025.

Its average since Q1 1999 is 62.7%, and the latest reading is above that.

How this series is defined

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Source
OECD via FRED
Series
LREM64TTBEQ156S
Frequency
Quarterly
Unit
%
Seasonal adjustment
Seasonally adjusted
Latest observation
Q2 2026
Revision status
Latest published estimate, subject to revision

Data refreshed 2026-10-07. Figures are the latest published observations and can be revised.

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