English: EU-15 EUR-11 Belgium Denmark Germany Greece (1) Spain France Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherla nds Austria Portugal Finland Sweden United  Kingdom Population - Total (millions) - aged 15-64 (millions)  - aged over 64 (millions)  369.915 247.059 59.662  287.232 193.083 46.677  10.214 6.711 1.697  5.283 3.521 818  80.908 55.148 13.279  10.289 6.933 1.787  39.032 26.104 6.980  57.417 37.507 8.863  3.745 2.494 422  56.912 38.634 9.945  424  285  60  15.544 10.646 1.983  7.921 5.344 1.198  9.973 6.771 1.493  5.142 3.438 756  8.856 5.665 1.542  58.256 37.858 8.839 Active population - Millions - Activity rate (15-64 years) - %  171.429 68.6  130.852 67.1  4.365 64.6  2.855 80.6  39.595 71.2  4.445 62.5  16.339 62.2  25.882 68.8  1.689 66.4  23.347 59.6  180  63.1  7.890 73.6  3.859 71.6  5.063 70.9  2.642 76.4  4.388 76.5  28.889 75.1 Total employment - Millions  - Employment rate (15-64 years) -  %   - Full-time - % - Part-time - %  155.272 62.1   82.4 17.6  117.436 60.1   83.9 16.1  3.987 58.9   84.3(1) 15.7(1)  2.708 76.5   79.2 20.8  36.089 64.8   81.0 19.0  3.967 55.6   94.0 6.0  13.773 52.3   91.7 8.3  22.755 60.4   82.8 17.2  1.593 62.5   83.3 16.7  20.618 52.5   92.1 7.9  176  61.6   89.3 10.7  7.605 70.9   60.6 39.4  3.678 68.2   83.2 16.8  4.830 67.4   89.0 11.0  2.333 67.4   87.8 12.2  4.054 70.6   76.2 23.8  27.107 70.4   75.2 24.8 Wage and salary earners - Millions - % of total employment   - fixed-term contract - % - contract of indefinite duration - %   Hours usually worked by: - full-time employees   - part-time employees  130.016 83.7   13.2 86.8       40.4 19.6  97.893 83.4   14.8 85.2       39.7 19.9  3.299 82.7   10.3 89.7       38.4 21.7  2.457 90.7   10.2 89.8       38.9 19.6  32.193 89.2   13.1 86.9       40.1 17.9  2.245 56.6   13.0 87.0       40.8 21.3  10.771 78.2   32.7 67.3       40.6 18.0  19.989 87.8   14.0 86.0       39.6 22.9  1.284 80.6   9.4(1) 90.6(1)       40.0 18.4  14.782 71.7   9.8 90.2       38.5 23.2  160  90.9   3.4 96.6       39.7 21.1  6.730 88.5   12.0 88.0       39.0 19.0  3.175 86.3   7.5 92.5       40.2 22.1  3.499 72.5   18.6 81.4       40.6 20.1  2.011 86.2   18.2 81.8       39.3 21.2  3.589 88.5   13.9 86.1       40.1 23.9  23.832 87.9   6.8 93.2       43.6 18.2 Total unemployment - Millions - Unemployment rate - %   Distribution according to length of  unemployment (%): - less than 6 months - 6 to 11 months - 12 months and over   Portion of unemployed (%) : - seeking a first job - seeking a part-time job  16.157 9.4       37.4 16.6 46.0     20.7   14.1  13.417 10.3       34.9 16.5 48.6     21.1   13.4  378  8.6       26.5 13.0 60.5     20.5   13.2  147  5.1       61.5 18.0 20.5     4.3   21.2  3.506 8.9       32.8 15.4 51.7     6.1   12.8  478  10.8       25.2 19.9 54.9     48.1   4.5  2.566 15.7       34.0 19.7 46.3     23.4   6.1  3.127 12.1       47.1 14.3 38.7     10.9   13.9  96  5.7       23.2 20.9 55.9     16.8(1)   16.5  2.729 11.7       22.8 15.8 61.4     52.0   16.3  4  2.4       46.2 21.5 32.3     23.4   21.2  286  3.6       19.3 37.3 43.5     24.5   58.5  181  4.7       52.4 16.0 31.7     7.4   20.5  233  4.6       36.2 22.6 41.2     15.0   1.8(1)  309  11.7       62.9 14.4 22.7     15.9   15.9  334  7.6       52.9 17.6 29.5     6.2   11.6  1.782 6.2       54.3 15.9 29.8     14.6   22.2 Total of persons not working - Millions - in education - %  135.292 18.6  108.907 18.9  4.044 20.5  1.484 16.6  28.831 16.3  4.274 18.0  16.745 21.4  20.488 22.6  1.226 27.4(2)  25.233 17.0  164  20.0  4.738 15.4  2.683 16.5(2)  3.200 24.2  1.553 16.7  2.820 25.9  17.808 16.0 Highest level of education attained  (25-59 years) - lower secondary or less - upper secondary - higher education    35.8 43.0 21.2    39.1 41.1 19.8    39.8 32.1 28.1    18.9 53.7 27.5    18.4 57.9 23.7    48.6 33.2 18.2    62.3 15.8 22.0    36.6 41.4 22.0    48.7(2) 28.1(2) 23.2(2)    54.2 35.8 10.0    36.0 44.8 19.3    33.8 42.9 23.2    23.2 67.9 8.9    78.0 12.0 10.0    25.5 41.8 32.7    21.2 49.3 29.6    19.3 53.2 27.5 (1) 1998. (2) 1997.
French: • Population active En millions Taux d'activité (15-64 ans)  %  171,429   68,6  130,852 67,1  4,365   64,6  2,855 80,6  39,595 71,2  4,445 62,5  16,339 62,2  25,882 68,8  1,689 66,4  23,347 59,6  180   63,1  7,890 73,6  3,859 71,6  5,063 70,9  2,642 76,4  4,388 76,5  28,889 75,1 • Emploi total En millions  Taux d'emploi (15-64 ans)  %   À temps plein % À temps partiel %  155,272 62,1   82,4 17,6  117,436 60,1   83,9 16,1  3,987   58,9   84,3 (1) 15,7 (1)  2,708 76,5   79,2 20,8  36,089 64,8   81,0 19,0  3,967 55,6   94,0 6,0  13,773 52,3   91,7 8,3  22,755 60,4   82,8 17,2  1,593 62,5   83,3 16,7  20,618 52,5   92,1 7,9  176   61,6   89,3 10,7  7,605 70,9   60,6 39,4  3,678 68,2   83,2 16,8  4,830 67,4   89,0 11,0  2,333 67,4   87,8 12,2  4,054 70,6   76,2 23,8  27,107 70,4   75,2 24,8 Emploi salarié En millions  En % de l'emploi total   Contrat à durée déterminée  % Contrat à durée indéterminée  %   Heures habituellement travaillées  par:  salariés à temps plein  salariés à temps partiel  130,016 83,7     13,2   86,8       40,4 19,6  97,893 83,4     14,8 85,2       39,7 19,9  3,299 82,7     10,3   89,7       38,4 21,7  2,457 90,7     10,2 89,8       38,9 19,6  32,193 89,2     13,1 86,9       40,1 17,9  2,245 56,6     13,0 87,0       40,8 21,3  10,771 78,2     32,7 67,3       40,6 18,0  19,989 87,8     14,0 86,0       39,6 22,9  1,284 80,6     9,4 (1) 90,6 (1)       40,0 18,4  14,782 71,7     9,8 90,2       38,5 23,2  160 90,9     3,4   96,6       39,7 21,1  6,730 88,5     12,0 88,0       39,0 19,0  3,175 86,3     7,5 92,5       40,2 22,1  3,499 72,5     18,6 81,4       40,6 20,1  2,011 86,2     18,2 81,8       39,3 21,2  3,589 88,5     13,9 86,1       40,1 23,9  23,832 87,9     6,8 93,2       43,6 18,2 Chômage total En millions Taux de chômage %   Répartition suivant la durée du chômage  (%):  moins de 6 mois  de 6 à 11 mois  12 mois et plus   Part des chômeurs (%):  cherchant un premier emploi  cherchant un emploi à temps  partiel  16,157 9,4       37,4 16,6 46,0     20,7 14,1  13,417 10,3       34,9 16,5 48,6     21,1   13,4  378 8,6       26,5 13,0 60,5     20,5   13,2  147 5,1       61,5 18,0 20,5     4,3   21,2  3,506 8,9       32,8 15,4 51,7     6,1   12,8  478 10,8       25,2 19,9 54,9     48,1   4,5  2,566 15,7       34,0 19,7 46,3     23,4   6,1  3,127 12,1       47,1 14,3 38,7     10,9   13,9  96 5,7       23,2 20,9 55,9     16,8 (1)   16,5  2,729 11,7       22,8 15,8 61,4     52,0   16,3  4 2,4       46,2 21,5 32,3     23,4   21,2  286 3,6       19,3 37,3 43,5     24,5   58,5  181 4,7       52,4 16,0 31,7     7,4   20,5  233 4,6       36,2 22,6 41,2     15,0   1,8 (1)  309  11,7       62,9 14,4 22,7     15,9   15,9  334 7,6       52,9 17,6 29,5     6,2   11,6  1,782 6,2       54,3 15,9 29,8     14,6   22,2