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 stood at 6.0 per cent in July 2026, compared to 6.3 in June 2026.
Sample. There are 484 observations overall in the monthly series shown in the plot above. The time span covered by the series goes from April 1986 to July 2026.
History. Here's a peek at a few descriptive statistics we calculated on the whole sample: the unemployment rate had a mean of 7.7 per cent; it registered a minimum of 4.9 in April 2020; it peaked at 10.1 in April 1986.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Per cent |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-31 | 6.3 |
| 2026-06-30 | 6.3 |
| 2026-07-31 | 6.0 |
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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 |