Belgian unemployment rate remains stable

The unemployment rate in Belgium remained at about the same level between July 2014 and July 2015, dropping by 0.1% to 8.5%. In absolute figures, about 426,000 people in Belgium were jobless in July 2015. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate in the eurozone fell slightly in the same period, from 11.1% to 10.9%, reports Trends.

As of July 2015, Germany had the lowest unemployment rate of the 19 eurozone countries, with 4.7%, while Greece and Spain had the highest rates, with 25% and 22.2% respectively.

In Belgium last year, 18% of the under 25-year olds were without a job.