Harmonised unemployment rate (per cent) - Belgium - Eurostat - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Unemployment rates (Eurostat)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In Belgium, the unemployment rate was 6.0 per cent in July 2026, compared to 6.3 in June.
Sample. The monthly time series shown in the graph has 484 data points. The series covers the span of time extending from April 1986 to July 2026.
History. Here’s a quick look at some statistics computed on the whole sample: the unemployment rate peaked at 10.1 per cent in April 1986; it registered a minimum of 4.9 in April 2020; it had a mean value of 7.7.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Per cent |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-31 | 6.30000 |
| 2026-06-30 | 6.30000 |
| 2026-07-31 | 6.00000 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Harmonised unemployment rate |
| Country | Belgium |
| Economic concept | Stock |
| Data type | Ratio |
| Seasonally adjusted | Yes |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Rescaling | None |
| Measure type | Level |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Per cent |
| Source | Eurostat |
| Source type | International organization |
| Data licence | Free reuse with attribution |
| Other information | Percentage of the labour force |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LM1 |
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Geographic aggregates
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmonised unemployment rate (per cent) - European Union - Eurostat - Monthly | 319 | 2000-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |
| Harmonised unemployment rate (per cent) - Euro Area - Eurostat - Monthly | 319 | 2000-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |