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In 2024, EU employment rates stood at 80.8% for men and 70.8% for women, creating a 10.0 percentage point gender gap.
Women are more represented in part-time and temporary roles, with 27.8% of women in part-time work vs 7.7% of men.
Between 2014 and 2024 the EU gap fell by 1.1 percentage points, with Malta showing the largest decline.
Finland shows a near-negligible gap at 0.7 percentage points, with Lithuania and Estonia also reporting narrow gaps.
Greece’s gap remained at 18.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024, while Cyprus and Bulgaria saw changes of 2.3 pp and 1.4 pp respectively.
The article is part of a series marking International Women’s Day and links to related datasets and webinars.
A break in time series occurred in 2021 due to the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2019/1700.
The article cites LF Si indicators and emphasizes headline figures on employment rate by age 20–64.
The EU’s gender employment gap shows country-level variation, from near zero in Finland to the high gaps in Italy and Greece.
The report directs readers to related resources, including the Thematic section and data visualisations on employment.

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Eurozone inflation rose to 1.9% in February, higher than January’s 1.7%.
Core inflation rose to 2.4% year on year, beating expectations.
Oil and gas price moves linked to Middle East tensions risk reigniting inflation.
ECB economist warned a prolonged war could push inflation higher and hurt growth.
Services inflation remains sticky despite easing energy drag.
Markets reacted with European stock declines and a weaker euro.
Energy drag on inflation may fade, but risks from energy shocks persist.
Iranian actions and Strait of Hormuz tensions could tighten energy supply.
Analysts warn energy disruption could push inflation back above 2%.
UK inflation expectations and service pressures remain a concern for policy.

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