* Statistics Belgium defines an unemployed person according to the criteria of the International Labour Organization. An employed person is a person aged 15 years or older who during the reference week was without a job, a person who was available for a job and started work within 2 weeks after the reference week, or a person who was actively looking for a job during the previous 4 weeks, including the reference week.
Belgium is divided into 3 regions: the Flemish Region, the Brussels-Capital Region and the Walloon Region. Each region has its own Regional Parliament and a Regional Government.
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Number of unemployed persons in Belgium in 2019, by gender and region
This statistic displays the number of unemployed people in Belgium in 2019, by gender and region. In 2019, unemployment figures were higher in the male population and especially in the region of Wallonia. For instance, in 2019, about ** thousand men were unemployed in Wallonia. On the other hand, unemployment figures were at their lowest in the female population and the Brussels-Capital Region. In 2019, nonetheless, ** thousand women were unemployed in the Brussels-Capital Region.
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Statbel. (March 25, 2020). Number of unemployed people in Belgium in 2019, by gender and region* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 06, 2026, from /statistics/528425/number-of-unemployed-people-in-belgium-by-gender-and-region/
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Number of unemployed people in Belgium in 2019, by gender and region* [Graph], Statbel, March 25, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/528425/number-of-unemployed-people-in-belgium-by-gender-and-region/
