In 2025, among EU countries, the highest employment rates were recorded in Malta (83.6%), the Netherlands (83.4%) and Czechia (82.9%). The lowest rates were recorded in Italy (67.6%), Romania (69.0%) and Greece (71.0%).

Employment rate vs. *meaningful* employment rate, am I right? Curious what the average hours worked are in those top countries, or if it's just a lot of part-time gigs counting. Malta is tiny, maybe easier to hit high numbers?

Worth remembering employment rate is usually based on the *working-age population*. So countries with older populations or higher rates of early retirement/long-term education can naturally have lower 'employment rates' even if most people who want to work, do work.