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• European Statistical Monitor: September edition

  Today, Eurostat released the European Statistical Monitor, a dashboard with short-term indicators covering different areas, such as economy, environment, business, health and work. This monthly updated dashboard is designed to track developments within the EU as a whole and its members, as well as...

• Severe material and social deprivation in the EU: 6.8%

  In 2023, 6.8% of the EU population faced severe material and social deprivation. The share slightly increased compared with 2022 (6.7%).  Among EU countries, the severe material and social deprivation rates varied widely. Romania recorded the highest rate at 19.8%, followed by Bulgaria (18.0%), Gre...

• EU people on the move in 2022

  In 2022, transport by car accounted for 72.2% of total passenger-kilometres across the EU, a decrease of 8.1 percentage points (pp) compared with 2021. Transport by planes made up 13.1% of total passenger kilometres, a notable increase of 6 pp compared with 2021. Coaches, buses, or trolleybuses foll...

• Labour market flows in Q2 2024

  Between the first and the second quarter of 2024, 3.2 million unemployed people aged 15-74 in the EU (24.0% of all unemployed in the first quarter of 2024) found a job. During this period, 6.8 million (51.2%) remained unemployed and 3.3 million unemployed people (24.8%) transitioned out of the labou...

• Employment rate up, labour market down in Q2 2024

  In the second quarter of 2024, the employment rate of people aged 20-64 in the EU stood at 75.8%, an increase of 0.2 percentage points (pp) compared with the first quarter of 2024.  Labour market slack - encompassing those with unmet employment needs, a large part of which includes unemployed perso...

• More than 3.7 million first residence permits in 2023

  More than 3.7 million first residence permits were issued in the EU to non-EU citizens in 2023, a 4.7% increase compared with 2022, and the highest number recorded to date.  Employment remained the main reason for issuing residence permits in 2023, accounting for 33.8% (1.3 million) of all first re...

• Mark your calendar: join our webinar on tourism

  Did you know that of the nearly 3 billion nights spent in tourist accommodation in the EU in 2023, 12% were stays in only 4 regions – Canarias (Spain), Ile de France (France), Cataluña (Spain), and Jadranska (Croatia)?  And that 719 million guest nights were spent in short-term rentals booked via A...

• 4.1 million people under temporary protection in July

  On 31 July 2024, slightly more than 4.1 million non-EU citizens, who fled Ukraine as a consequence of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, had temporary protection status in the EU.  The EU countries hosting the highest number of beneficiaries of temporary protection from Ukraine at the e...

• Deaths by suicide in the EU down by 13% in a decade

  In 2021, there were 47 346 deaths due to suicide in the EU, corresponding to 0.9% of all deaths reported that year. This is the equivalent of an average of 10.2 deaths per 100 000 people.  Compared with 2011, the first year for which there is data, the number of deaths by suicide decreased by 13.3%...

• Webinars to help you master and use Eurostat’s data

  Eurostat’s webinars are tailored to enhance your knowledge and provide you with practical tools to make the best use of European statistics. Over the past 4 years, Eurostat has hosted 26 webinars on a wide range of topics, including finance, population trends, agriculture, tourism, trade and the en...

• Total market production decreased in June 2024

  In June 2024, the total market production in both the EU and in the euro area fell by 0.3% compared with the previous month. The total market production index (TMPI) is a composite indicator that combines 4 short-term business statistics indicators covering most of the market economy, i.e. producti...