Time series of the European Labour Market Barometer

European Labour Market Barometer, October 2025

Year	Month	Component A	Component B	Labour Market Barometer
2018	June	102.3	105.6	104.0
	July	102.4	105.4	103.9
	August	102.1	105.0	103.6
	September	101.6	104.5	103.1
	October	102.3	104.7	103.5
	November	102.0	104.6	103.3
	December	101.5	104.2	102.9
2019	January	100.9	104.0	102.5
	February	100.9	104.0	102.5
	March	100.6	103.9	102.3
	April	101.0	104.6	102.8
	May	100.8	103.9	102.4
	June	100.1	103.7	101.9
	July	99.9	103.2	101.6
	August	99.3	102.4	100.9
	September	99.9	102.6	101.3
	October	100.0	102.7	101.4
	November	100.1	102.7	101.4
	December	99.8	102.4	101.1
2020	January	99.8	102.4	101.1
	February	99.6	102.6	101.1
	March	99.0	101.7	100.4
	April	92.9	94.4	93.7
	May	93.1	94.9	94.0
	June	94.3	95.7	95.0
	July	96.2	96.2	96.2
	August	97.6	97.0	97.3
	September	98.9	97.9	98.4
	October	99.6	98.6	99.1
	November	99.0	98.6	98.8
	December	99.2	99.2	99.2
2021	January	98.6	99.1	98.9
	February	99.1	99.8	99.5
	March	100.3	100.7	100.5
	April	101.0	101.0	101.0
	May	103.1	102.4	102.8
	June	104.8	104.6	104.7
	July	104.7	103.7	104.2
	August	104.4	104.1	104.3
	September	103.5	104.4	104.0
	October	102.7	104.5	103.6
	November	102.3	104.3	103.3
	December	100.7	103.2	102.0
2022	January	101.6	103.4	102.5
	February	102.4	103.8	103.1
	March	102.1	103.6	102.9
	April	103.1	104.0	103.6
	May	102.2	103.6	102.9
	June	100.4	103.4	101.9
	July	99.7	102.8	101.3
	August	99.4	102.2	100.8
	September	98.8	101.9	100.4
	October	98.7	101.5	100.1
	November	98.9	101.8	100.4
	December	98.7	101.3	100.0
2023	January	99.2	101.8	100.5
	February	98.8	101.7	100.3
	March	99.4	102.1	100.8
	April	99.2	102.4	100.8
	May	99.1	102.5	100.8
	June	98.8	101.8	100.3
	July	98.8	101.7	100.3
	August	98.2	101.3	99.8
	September	98.2	101.2	99.7
	October	98.3	101.0	99.7
	November	98.3	101.0	99.7
	December	98.4	100.9	99.7
2024	January	98.0	100.8	99.4
	February	98.1	100.8	99.5
	March	98.5	100.8	99.7
	April	98.7	100.9	99.8
	May	98.0	100.3	99.2
	June	98.4	100.7	99.6
	July	98.8	101.2	100.0
	August	98.7	100.2	99.5
	September	98.9	100.5	99.7
	October	98.8	100.7	99.8
	November	98.7	100.6	99.7
	December	98.4	100.5	99.5
2025	January	98.4	100.2	99.3
	February	98.9	100.3	99.6
	March	99.0	100.5	99.8
	April	99.0	100.2	99.6
	May	99.0	100.3	99.7
	June	99.0	100.3	99.7
	July	99.2	99.9	99.6
	August	99.1	100.0	99.6
	September	99.7	100.2	100.0
	October	99.5	100.1	99.8

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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