Euro area and EU employment flash estimates

Eurostat will start to publish euro area and European Union employment flash estimates based on early estimates provided by National Statistical institutes on a voluntary basis. This paper describes the reasons for advancing the employment estimates and elaborates the estimation method applied. It also discusses the assessment results of the test estimates carried out after 30 and 45 days by a Eurostat Task Force in 2017 and 2018 based on agreed criteria. The conclusion of this work is that the release of employment flash estimates for the euro area and the European Union after 45 days can start mid-November 2018. Testing to advance the estimates further to 30 days will continue. [+]

The European economy since the start of the millennium — a statistical portrait

Since the start of the millennium, the European economy has evolved and statistics can help to better perceive these structural changes. This digital publication The European economy since the start of the millennium — a statistical portrait aims to show how main features of the economy of the European Union and its Member States have evolved since 2000 through a large range of statistical data giving both a micro- and a macro-economic perspective.

This publication does not describe the short-term trends of the European economy, but its purpose is to answer questions such as: How has our consumption behaviour changed? How has household income evolved? Are working patterns still the same? What is the share of services in the economy? What is the proportion of large enterprises? Has government employment increased or decreased?

Throughout the publication, brief descriptions of the main findings are completed with interactive visualisations, where you can compare your country with other countries. This publication is aimed at those who would like to have an overview of the economic trends in the EU since 2000 in an easy and interactive way. Where available, data for EFTA countries are included. For those who would like to get a deeper view, links are included to the database of Eurostat. [+]