Eurozone Employment Level: 146,135,000 Persons (Q3 2017)
Eurozone Employment Level came in at 146,135,000 on Dec 5, 2017, compared with 145,501,000 previously. See the full release history, chart, European Central Bank context, and API access for this series.
- Actual
- 146,135,000
- Previous
- 145,501,000
- Forecast
- --
- Next release
- Dec 11, 2026
Q3 2017
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What the release showed
Eurozone Employment Level came in at 146,135,000 in the release of Dec 5, 2017, up 634,000 from 145,501,000.
Why Employment Level matters for EUR
Employment growth is a direct indicator of economic expansion. Strong job creation supports consumer spending and taxes government revenues, reducing the likelihood of fiscal stimulus that could weaken the eur.
How to read it
An employment print above expectations signals a tight labour market and is typically eur-positive. A weak print or job losses raise concerns about a slowdown and can shift European Central Bank policy toward easing.
What to watch next
The next Eurozone Employment Level release is due on Dec 11, 2026.
- Monthly change vs breakeven employment growth
- Full-time vs part-time composition
- Revisions to prior months
- Sector breakdown (services-led vs goods-led)
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import requests
resp = requests.get(
"https://api.fxmacrodata.com/v1/announcements/eur/employment",
headers={"X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
timeout=30,
)
rows = resp.json()["data"]
print(rows[-1])Match this release by announcement_id eur_employment_2017-09-30. Forecasts for the same release: /v1/predictions/eur/employment.
Release data snapshot
Citation fields for this announcement.
| Public release ID | eur_employment_2017-12-05 |
|---|---|
| API announcement ID | eur_employment_2017-09-30 |
| Release time |
Estimated 2017-12-05 10:00 UTC
|
| Reference period date | 2017-09-30 |
| Actual value | 146,135,000 |
| Previous value | 145,501,000 |
| Forecast | -- |
| Surprise | -- |
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Average Weekly Earnings / Wages
Measures nominal wage growth.
Full-Time Employment
Number of persons employed full-time.
Labor Force Participation Rate
Ratio of the labor force to the working-age population.
Part-Time Employment
Number of persons employed part-time.
Unemployment Rate
Percentage of the labor force that is unemployed.
Common questions about this release
The value, its publication time, the next scheduled date, and the official publisher for Eurozone Employment Level.
What did Eurozone Employment Level come in at, and how did it compare with the forecast and the previous reading?
Eurozone Employment Level was 146,135,000 Persons in Q3 2017. The previous reading was 145,501,000 Persons.
When was this Eurozone Employment Level release published?
The publication time is estimated for Dec 5, 2017 at 11:00 Europe/Berlin. The publication time is derived from the lag measured on this series' confirmed releases and the record carries the release_time_assumed flag.
When is the next Eurozone Employment Level release?
The next Eurozone Employment Level release is scheduled for Dec 11, 2026.
What is the official source for Eurozone Employment Level?
Eurostat publishes the official Employment Level series. FXMacroData stores every release with its announcement timestamp and serves it from the announcements endpoint for this series.
Raw announcement payload
Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.
{
"announcement_datetime": 1512468000,
"announcement_id": "eur_employment_2017-09-30",
"date": "2017-09-30",
"previous_value": 145501000.0,
"publication_time_precision": "unknown",
"publication_time_status": "assumed_historical",
"release_time_assumed": true,
"revisions": [
{
"epoch": 1512468000,
"val": 146135000.0
}
],
"val": 146135000.0
}