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Employee Compensation Remains the Largest Component of Income in the EU Employee compensation remained the top component of income in the European Union (EU) throughout 2023, accounting for 47.0% of GDP, according to data published today by Eurostat. This figure remains stable compared to the previous year, confirming the importance of this component in the

In the EU, the employment rate of people aged 20 to 64 stood at 75.5% in the fourth quarter of 2023, an increase of 0.1 percentage points (pp) compared to the third quarter of 2023. The labor market slack, which encompasses people with unmet employment needs, a large portion of whom includes unemployed individuals, amounted

In the fourth quarter of 2023, seasonally adjusted GDP remained stable in both the euro area and the EU compared to the previous quarter, according to an estimate published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In the third quarter of 2023, GDP had decreased by 0.1% in the euro area and remained

Today the Economic Situation report for the 4th Quarter of 2022 was presented by this Confederation. In it, the Director of Consulting of Corporación 5, José Miguel González, during the presentation on the different data for this quarter, emphasized the paradox of the low unemployment rate and the fall in GDP and the uncertainty that