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Decent Work and Economic Growth

UN Sustainable Development Goal 8

SDG 8 aims to promote sustained, inclusive economic growth and decent work. The EU advances this through employment strategy, social dialogue, and labour law coordination.

Linked legislation

20

11 primary

Indicators tracked

2

Countries compared

27

Linked EU Legislation

LegislationReferenceStageRelevance
2022 discharge: European Labour Authority2023/2155(DEC)adoptedrelated
A 2030 framework for climate and energy policies2013/2135(INI)first_reading_epdirect
A European Pillar of Social Rights2016/2095(INI)first_reading_eprelated
A new skills agenda for Europe2017/2002(INI)first_reading_eprelated
Active inclusion of people excluded from the labour market2008/2335(INI)first_reading_epdirect
Addressing urgent skills shortages and finding the right talents to boost job creation (European Year of Skills)2024/2503(RSP)first_reading_epdirect
Adoption of the programme of ad hoc modules for the labour force sample survey covering the years 2013 to 2015 provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 577/982009/2787(RPS)commission_proposalrelated
Adoption of the specifications of the 2011 ad hoc module on employment of disabled people for the labour force sample survey2009/2793(RPS)commission_proposalrelated
Allocation of financial intermediation services indirectly measured (FISIM) within the ESA1997/0037(CNS)adopteddirect
Amending Budget no 3 to the General Budget 2017 Increasing the budgetary resources of the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) to pursue the reduction of youth unemployment across the European Union and updating the staff establishment plans of the decentralised agency ACER and the joint undertaking SESAR22017/2078(BUD)adopteddirect
Amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1057 establishing the European Social Fund + (ESF+) as regards specific measures to address strategic challenges2025/0085(COD)adoptedrelated
Amending Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 as regards the resources for economic, social and territorial cohesion and correcting that Regulation as regards the resources for the investment for growth and jobs goal2018/0265(COD)adopteddirect
Amending Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 as regards the resources for the specific allocation for the Youth Employment Initiative2020/0086(COD)adoptedrelated
Amending Regulation (EU) No 1304/2013 on the European Social Fund, as regards an increase of the initial pre-financing amount paid to operational programmes supported by the Youth Employment Initiative2015/0026(COD)adoptedrelated
Amendment to Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms of 31.3.2014, COM(2014)197, concerning the European Union Programme for Employment and Social Innovation ("EaSI") and to the European Progress Microfinance Facility for employment and social inclusion2014/2885(RSP)first_reading_eprelated
American Jobs Act2011/2852(RSP)first_reading_epdirect
An agenda for new skills and jobs2010/2950(RSP)first_reading_epdirect
An EU industrial strategy to boost competitiveness and productivity, trade, quality job creation2023/2513(RSP)first_reading_epdirect
An integrated framework for fisheries partnership agreements with third countries (communication)2003/2034(INI)first_reading_epdirect
Analysis of the open coordination procedure in the field of employment and social affairs and future prospects2002/2223(INI)adopteddirect

Unemployment Rate(%)

CountryValueRelativeTrend
BA11.7
Declining
Finland10.5
Improving
MK10.5
Declining
Spain10.1
Declining
Sweden8.60
Stable
France8.20
Improving
Greece8.00
Declining
TR7.60
Declining
Luxembourg7.10
Improving
Lithuania6.90
Improving
Latvia6.80
Declining
Estonia6.60
Declining
Denmark6.50
Declining
Belgium6.30
Improving
Romania6.30
Improving
Slovakia5.80
Improving
Austria5.70
Improving
Italy5.70
Declining
Portugal5.60
Declining
IS5.50
Improving
Ireland5.10
Improving
CH5.00
Improving
UK4.90
Improving
Hungary4.50
Improving
NO4.50
Improving
Croatia4.30
Declining
US4.20
Improving
Netherlands4.00
Improving
Germany3.90
Improving
Slovenia3.80
Improving
Malta3.50
Improving
Czechia3.30
Improving
Poland3.10
Improving
Bulgaria3.00
Declining
Cyprus3.00
Declining
JP2.50
Stable

Gross Domestic Product(Million EUR)

CountryValueRelativeTrend
EA15791910.9
Improving
Germany4529710.0
Improving
France2991055.9
Improving
UK2526615.2
Improving
Italy2258048.7
Improving
Spain1687152.0
Improving
TR1406211.3
Improving
Netherlands1170579.0
Improving
CH925874.8
Improving
Poland922865.5
Improving
Belgium642015.3
Improving
Ireland602440.9
Improving
Sweden600390.8
Improving
Austria514328.1
Improving
NO470358.7
Stable
Denmark417844.1
Improving
Romania380058.1
Improving
Czechia347258.7
Improving
Portugal306749.6
Improving
Finland281674.0
Improving
Greece248353.7
Improving
Hungary218833.9
Improving
UA176270.4
Improving
Slovakia136754.3
Improving
Bulgaria116018.3
Improving
Croatia92975.1
Improving
Luxembourg89521.5
Improving
RS88672.8
Improving
Lithuania84258.0
Improving
Slovenia70486.2
Improving
Latvia43026.2
Improving
Estonia41874.8
Improving
Cyprus36483.5
Improving
IS34256.9
Improving
BA28913.9
Improving
AL27075.3
Improving
Malta24664.0
Improving
MD18045.0
Improving
MK16949.1
Improving
XK11026.3
Improving
LI8231.2
Improving
ME8170.7
Improving

Data sourced from Eurostat SDI Dashboard and UN SDG Indicators Database.