Time series of the European Labour Market Barometer

European Labour Market Barometer, January 2026

Date	Component A	Component B	IAB European Labour Market Barometer
June 18	102.3	105.6	104.0
July 18	102.4	105.4	103.9
August 18	102.1	105.0	103.6
September 18	101.6	104.5	103.1
October 18	102.3	104.7	103.5
November 18	102.0	104.6	103.3
December 18	101.5	104.2	102.9
January 19	100.9	104.0	102.5
February 19	100.9	104.0	102.5
March 19	100.6	103.9	102.3
April 19	101.0	104.6	102.8
May 19	100.8	103.9	102.4
June 19	100.1	103.7	101.9
July 19	99.9	103.2	101.6
August 19	99.3	102.4	100.9
September 19	99.9	102.6	101.3
October 19	100.0	102.7	101.4
November 19	100.1	102.7	101.4
December 19	99.8	102.4	101.1
January 20	99.8	102.4	101.1
February 20	99.6	102.6	101.1
March 20	99.0	101.7	100.4
April 20	92.9	94.4	93.7
May 20	93.1	94.9	94.0
June 20	94.3	95.7	95.0
July 20	96.2	96.1	96.2
August 20	97.6	97.0	97.3
September 20	98.9	97.9	98.4
October 20	99.6	98.6	99.1
November 20	99.0	98.6	98.8
December 20	99.2	99.2	99.2
January 21	98.6	99.1	98.9
February 21	99.0	99.8	99.4
March 21	100.3	100.7	100.5
April 21	101.0	101.0	101.0
May 21	103.1	102.4	102.8
June 21	104.8	104.6	104.7
July 21	104.7	103.8	104.3
August 21	104.4	104.1	104.3
September 21	103.5	104.5	104.0
October 21	102.7	104.5	103.6
November 21	102.3	104.3	103.3
December 21	100.7	103.2	102.0
January 22	101.6	103.3	102.5
February 22	102.4	103.8	103.1
March 22	102.1	103.6	102.9
April 22	103.1	104.1	103.6
May 22	102.2	103.6	102.9
June 22	100.4	103.4	101.9
July 22	99.7	102.8	101.3
August 22	99.4	102.2	100.8
September 22	98.8	101.9	100.4
October 22	98.7	101.5	100.1
November 22	98.9	101.7	100.3
December 22	98.7	101.3	100.0
January 23	99.2	101.8	100.5
February 23	98.9	101.7	100.3
March 23	99.3	102.2	100.8
April 23	99.2	102.4	100.8
May 23	99.1	102.5	100.8
June 23	98.9	101.8	100.4
July 23	98.8	101.6	100.2
August 23	98.2	101.4	99.8
September 23	98.2	101.2	99.7
October 23	98.3	101.0	99.7
November 23	98.3	101.0	99.7
December 23	98.3	100.9	99.6
January 24	98.0	100.8	99.4
February 24	98.1	100.8	99.5
March 24	98.5	100.8	99.7
April 24	98.8	100.9	99.9
May 24	98.1	100.3	99.2
June 24	98.5	100.7	99.6
July 24	98.9	101.2	100.1
August 24	98.6	100.1	99.4
September 24	98.7	100.5	99.6
October 24	98.7	100.6	99.7
November 24	98.6	100.5	99.6
December 24	98.3	100.6	99.5
January 25	98.4	100.2	99.3
February 25	98.9	100.3	99.6
March 25	99.0	100.5	99.8
April 25	99.1	100.2	99.7
May 25	99.1	100.4	99.8
June 25	99.1	100.3	99.7
July 25	99.3	99.9	99.6
August 25	99.1	100.0	99.6
September 25	99.8	100.2	100.0
October 25	99.5	100.1	99.8
November 25	99.8	100.5	100.2
December 25	99.8	100.1	100.0
January 25	99.5	100.3	99.9

Values above 100 signal a positive outlook, values below 100 signal a negative outlook.

Source: European Network of Public Employment Services, Institute for Employment Research (IAB). ©IAB

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