The labour market: how does it work?

Behind every economy is a constantly changing labour market. How much do we know about the processes that keep it going? Do you know who counts as employed, unemployed or outside the labour force? Or what is the difference between part-time and temporary employment?

Through interactive visuals, infographics and videos, our Statistics 4 beginners articles on labour market concepts, employment and unemployment guide readers through key definitions that will help them understand the complexities of the labour market and begin their own analysis.

At the end of the article, readers can take a quiz to test their knowledge and explore other interesting resources, for example, the Education corner and interactive data visualisations where they can play around with different statistics.

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This article is part of Eurostat’s series Statistics 4 beginners, a great resource for newcomers to statistics, students and educators to learn about key statistical indicators and basic concepts.