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Work & training
Statbel, the Belgian statistical office, publishes two indicators measuring lifelong learning among people aged 25-64, based on the Labour Force Survey. Last year, on average, one in four 25-64-year-olds received...
Work & training
The percentage of young people aged 18 to 24 with no diploma from secondary education who are no longer in education or training is estimated at 6.2% in 2023 based...
Work & training
One of the indicators under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on decent work and economic growth is the NEET indicator (young people Neither in Employment nor in Education or Training)...
Work & training
One of the indicators under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for quality education is the percentage of 25-34-year-olds with a higher education diploma. This figure is calculated at international level...
Consumer prices
Consumer price index for March 2024 In March, inflation has remained stable and went from 3.20% to 3.18%. The consumer price index has increased by 0.72 points or 0.55% this...
Work & training
The coronacrisis boosted homeworking. In 2021, 37.9% of the employees worked sometimes or usually from home. We see in 2022 and 2023 that homeworking is here to stay: even though...
Work & training
340,000 people work as office clerk in 2023. This job leads the ranking of most common occupations for both men and women. Typical female occupations include: Midwifery professionals Early childhood...
Work & training
About 260,000 persons had a second job in 2023. This is 5.2% of the working population. This percentage has stabilised in 2023 and is the same for men and women...
Work & training
In 2023, 26.0% of employees in Belgium worked part-time, a figure that remained almost stable compared to the previous year. Women especially work part-time: 40.2% of female employees work part-time...
Enterprises
During the week from 18 to 24 March included (week 12), the business courts pronounced 296 bankruptcies, resulting in a total of 748 job losses. The figures for week 12...