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After a significant increase in prices that started before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but skyrocketed through the second semester of 2022, electricity and gas prices are stabilising. The prices of energy rose due to an increase in the price of natural gas, which is considered the marginal fuel. This happened because the imports from […]
The distribution of adult participation rates in formal and non-formal learning during the last 4 weeks at the regional level (NUTS 2 regions) tends to be very homogeneous within EU countries, reflecting national rather than regional education and training initiatives. In 2022, 96 out of 240 regions had participation rates equal to or above the […]
Data by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) at the EU level show that around 55% or slightly more people employed in the ‘financial and insurance activities’, ‘education’, and ‘accommodation and food service activities’ spend at least half their working time interacting with others. On the other hand, over 40% of people employed in ‘mining and […]
In 2020, approximately 4.5% of the EU's total employment, an estimated 9.4 million people, worked within the agriculture, forestry, and fishing sector. The vast majority, or 4.2% of total employment, worked in agriculture. The agriculture, forestry and fishing sector continues to be a significant source of employment, particularly in eastern and southern EU countries. Looking […]
In 2021, nearly 2.88 million non-fatal work accidents in the EU resulted in workers being absent from work for four days or more, up by 6% compared with 2020 (+150 941 accidents). This increase is probably linked to the economic recovery that followed the 2020 general slowdown related to the COVID-19 pandemic. 3 347 work-related […]