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Long-term unemployment rate in Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest

Long-term unemployment rate in Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest was 5.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 11 regions in 2025.

20255.8%
Change on 20240 pts
Rank1st of 11Regions of Belgium (NUTS 2) ranked
Series high11.12015
Series low52023

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Long-term unemployment rate in Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, 2000 to 2025

468101220002004200820122016202020252000: 8.8 %2001: 7.2 %2002: 9.2 %2003: 6.9 %2004: 7.7 %2005: 9.2 %2006: 9.9 %2007: 9.8 %2008: 8.9 %2009: 8.3 %2010: 9.7 %2011: 9.9 %2012: 9.6 %2013: 10.9 %2014: 10.6 %2015: 11.1 %2016: 10.2 %2017: 8 %2018: 7.5 %2019: 6.9 %2020: 6.9 %2021: 6.8 %2022: 6 %2023: 5 %2024: 5.8 %2025: 5.8 %468101220002009201820252000: 8.8 %2001: 7.2 %2002: 9.2 %2003: 6.9 %2004: 7.7 %2005: 9.2 %2006: 9.9 %2007: 9.8 %2008: 8.9 %2009: 8.3 %2010: 9.7 %2011: 9.9 %2012: 9.6 %2013: 10.9 %2014: 10.6 %2015: 11.1 %2016: 10.2 %2017: 8 %2018: 7.5 %2019: 6.9 %2020: 6.9 %2021: 6.8 %2022: 6 %2023: 5 %2024: 5.8 %2025: 5.8 %
%. Source: Eurostat, Long-term unemployment (12 months or more) as a percentage of the labour force by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 74 years (lfst_r_lfu2ltu). Retrieved 2026-10-18, published 2026-09-10.
All 26 values
Period%
20255.8
20245.8
20235
20226
20216.8 Series break
20206.9
20196.9
20187.5
20178 Series break
201610.2
201511.1
201410.6
201310.9
20129.6
20119.9 Series break
20109.7
20098.3
20088.9
20079.8
20069.9
20059.2 Series break
20047.7
20036.9
20029.2
20017.2 Series break
20008.8

Compared with Belgium and European Union (27)

Place2025
Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest5.8
Belgium2
European Union (27)1.9

Rankings

Definition

People aged 15 to 74 who have been unemployed for 12 months or more, as a percentage of the labour force aged 15 to 74. Unemployment follows the ILO definition: without work, available to start within two weeks and actively seeking work.

A share of the labour force, not of the unemployed. From the EU labour force survey. Eurostat flags series breaks (most in 2021, under the new framework regulation for social statistics); they are stored as status break.

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Eurostat. Long-term unemployment (12 months or more) as a percentage of the labour force by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 74 years (lfst_r_lfu2ltu). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfu2ltu/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Long-term unemployment (12 months or more) as a percentage of the labour force by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 74 years (lfst_r_lfu2ltu) (Long-term unemployment rate, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, 2000 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfu2ltu/default/table

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Long-term unemployment (12 months or more) as a percentage of the labour force by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 74 years (lfst_r_lfu2ltu), Long-term unemployment rate, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, 2000 to 2025. Eurostat, European Commission, 10 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfu2ltu/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/long-term-unemployment-rate/region-de-bruxelles-capitale-brussels-hoofdstedelijk-gewest-be10. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Long-term unemployment (12 months or more) as a percentage of the labour force by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 74 years (lfst_r_lfu2ltu). Long-term unemployment rate, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, 2000 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfu2ltu/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/long-term-unemployment-rate/region-de-bruxelles-capitale-brussels-hoofdstedelijk-gewest-be10.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Long-term unemployment (12 months or more) as a percentage of the labour force by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 74 years (lfst_r_lfu2ltu), Long-term unemployment rate, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, 2000 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfu2ltu/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/long-term-unemployment-rate/region-de-bruxelles-capitale-brussels-hoofdstedelijk-gewest-be10 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{Long-term unemployment (12 months or more) as a percentage of the labour force by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 74 years (lfst\_r\_lfu2ltu): Long-term unemployment rate, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, 2000 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-18},
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What is the long-term unemployment rate in Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest?

Long-term unemployment rate in Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest was 5.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 11 regions in 2025.

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Eurostat, European Commission. Long-term unemployment (12 months or more) as a percentage of the labour force by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 74 years (lfst_r_lfu2ltu). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-18.

What was the highest long-term unemployment rate in Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest?

11.1% in 2015, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

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