All sectors of the economy recorded a decrease in
employment, except for other services (which mainly includes public administration, health and education), which grew by 0.5% in the euro area and by 0.4% in the EU27. The decreases were recorded in manufacturing (-1.6% and -1.7% respectively), construction (-1.4% and -1.7%), financial services & business activities (-0.8% and -0.9%), agriculture (-0.9% and -0.4%) and trade, transport & communication services (-0.5% and -0.7%).
Compared with the same quarter of the previous year, employment fell by 1.8% in the euro area and by 1.9% in the EU27 in the second quarter of 2009. In the first quarter of 2009, employment decreased by 1.2% in both zones.
Eurostat estimates that, in the second quarter of 2009, 222.7 million men and women were employed in the EU27, of which 145.6 million were in the euro area. These figures are seasonally adjusted.
These quarterly data on employment provide a picture of labour input consistent with the output and income measure of national accounts.