Malta Tops EU Employment Rankings Again With Record 83.6% Rate In 2025

Italy employment rate rose to 62.5% last year but last in the EU says Eurostat

Italy's employment rate rose to 62.5% last year but remains last in the European Union, Eurostat said Friday. In Italy, the employment rate in the 15-64 age group rose by 0.3 points in 2025, reaching 62. (ANSA)

Malta tops EU employment rate at 83.6% – EU average 76.1%

Malta topped the EU employment rate for 2025 at an impressive 83.6%, almost 8% above the EU average. Malta also topped the rate for male employment at 89.1%, reflecting the large number of male immigrants in the workforce. The EU average was 80.9% so the difference is an even larger 8.2% According to Eurostat, in 2025, 76.1% (197.7 million people) of the EU’s 20 to 64-year-olds were employed, the highest share recorded since the start of the tim…

Malta Tops EU Employment Rankings Again With Record 83.6% Rate In 2025

Malta has once again ranked first in the European Union for employment among people aged 20 to 64, according to 2025 labour market data. The country recorded an employment rate of 83.6%, placing it ahead of the Netherlands (83.4%) and Czechia (82.9%). This comes as the EU average reached 76.1%, the highest level recorded since data collection began in 2009, covering approximately 197.7 million people. At the lower end of the scale, the weakest e…