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Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total unemployment - quarterly data
Eurostat dataset lfsq_ugmsw; Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total unemployment - quarterly data; updated 2023-06-01T23:00:00+0200.
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| Time frequency | Unit of measure | Sex | Method used for seeking work | Geopolitical entity (reporting) | Time | Value | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | Percentage | Total | Contact public employment service | European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) | 2020-Q1 | 43.4 | — |
| Quarterly | Percentage | Total | Contact public employment service | European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) | 2020-Q2 | 42.1 | — |
| Quarterly | Percentage | Total | Contact public employment service | European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) | 2020-Q3 | 41.5 | — |
| Quarterly | Percentage | Total | Contact public employment service | European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) | 2020-Q4 | 43 | — |
| Quarterly | Percentage | Total | Contact private employment agency | European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) | 2020-Q1 | 21.4 | — |
| Quarterly | Percentage | Total | Contact private employment agency | European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) | 2020-Q2 | 19.6 | — |
| Quarterly | Percentage | Total | Contact private employment agency | European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) | 2020-Q3 | 21.4 | — |
| Quarterly | Percentage | Total | Contact private employment agency | European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) | 2020-Q4 | 22.5 | — |
| Quarterly | Percentage | Total | Apply to employers directly | European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) | 2020-Q1 | 54.5 | — |
| Quarterly | Percentage | Total | Apply to employers directly | European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) | 2020-Q2 | 48.1 | — |
| Quarterly | Percentage | Total | Apply to employers directly | European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) | 2020-Q3 | 54.2 | — |
| Quarterly | Percentage | Total | Apply to employers directly | European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) | 2020-Q4 | 55.1 | — |
| Quarterly | Percentage | Total | Ask friends, relatives, trade unions | European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) | 2020-Q1 | 67.2 | — |
| Quarterly | Percentage | Total | Ask friends, relatives, trade unions | European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) | 2020-Q2 | 62 | — |
| Quarterly | Percentage | Total | Ask friends, relatives, trade unions | European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) | 2020-Q3 | 66.3 | — |
| Quarterly | Percentage | Total | Ask friends, relatives, trade unions | European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) | 2020-Q4 | 68.5 | — |
| Quarterly | Percentage | Total | Publish or answer job advertisements | European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) | 2020-Q1 | 39.3 | — |
| Quarterly | Percentage | Total | Publish or answer job advertisements | European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) | 2020-Q2 | 38.9 | — |
| Quarterly | Percentage | Total | Publish or answer job advertisements | European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) | 2020-Q3 | 41 | — |
| Quarterly | Percentage | Total | Publish or answer job advertisements | European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) | 2020-Q4 | 42.9 | — |
| Quarterly | Percentage | Total | Study job advertisements | European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) | 2020-Q1 | 57.9 | — |
| Quarterly | Percentage | Total | Study job advertisements | European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) | 2020-Q2 | 57.8 | — |
| Quarterly | Percentage | Total | Study job advertisements | European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) | 2020-Q3 | 58.7 | — |
| Quarterly | Percentage | Total | Study job advertisements | European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) | 2020-Q4 | 61.4 | — |
| Quarterly | Percentage | Total | Take test, interview, examination | European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) | 2020-Q1 | 17.6 | — |
| Quarterly | Percentage | Total | Take test, interview, examination | European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) | 2020-Q2 | 11.8 | — |
| Quarterly | Percentage | Total | Take test, interview, examination | European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) | 2020-Q3 | 15.9 | — |
| Quarterly | Percentage | Total | Take test, interview, examination | European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) | 2020-Q4 | 16.2 | — |
| Quarterly | Percentage | Total | Look for land, premises, equipment | European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) | 2020-Q1 | 1.1 | — |
| Quarterly | Percentage | Total | Look for land, premises, equipment | European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) | 2020-Q2 | 1.2 | — |
| Quarterly | Percentage | Total | Look for land, premises, equipment | European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) | 2020-Q3 | 1 | — |
| Quarterly | Percentage | Total | Look for land, premises, equipment | European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) | 2020-Q4 | 1.1 | — |
| Quarterly | Percentage | Total | Look for licenses, permits, financial resources | European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) | 2020-Q1 | 1.3 | — |
| Quarterly | Percentage | Total | Look for licenses, permits, financial resources | European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) | 2020-Q2 | 1.2 | — |
| Quarterly | Percentage | Total | Look for licenses, permits, financial resources | European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) | 2020-Q3 | 1 | — |
| Quarterly | Percentage | Total | Look for licenses, permits, financial resources | European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) | 2020-Q4 | 1.1 | — |
| Quarterly | Percentage | Total | Other | European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) | 2020-Q1 | 7.2 | — |
| Quarterly | Percentage | Total | Other | European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) | 2020-Q2 | 6.7 | — |
| Quarterly | Percentage | Total | Other | European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) | 2020-Q3 | 7 | — |
| Quarterly | Percentage | Total | Other | European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) | 2020-Q4 | 6.9 | — |
| Quarterly | Percentage | Males | Contact public employment service | European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) | 2020-Q1 | 43.7 | — |
| Quarterly | Percentage | Males | Contact public employment service | European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) | 2020-Q2 | 41.9 | — |
| Quarterly | Percentage | Males | Contact public employment service | European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) | 2020-Q3 | 42.2 | — |
| Quarterly | Percentage | Males | Contact public employment service | European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) | 2020-Q4 | 43.8 | — |
| Quarterly | Percentage | Males | Contact private employment agency | European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) | 2020-Q1 | 22 | — |
| Quarterly | Percentage | Males | Contact private employment agency | European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) | 2020-Q2 | 20.6 | — |
| Quarterly | Percentage | Males | Contact private employment agency | European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) | 2020-Q3 | 22.5 | — |
| Quarterly | Percentage | Males | Contact private employment agency | European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) | 2020-Q4 | 23.1 | — |
| Quarterly | Percentage | Males | Apply to employers directly | European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) | 2020-Q1 | 54 | — |
| Quarterly | Percentage | Males | Apply to employers directly | European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) | 2020-Q2 | 48.5 | — |
Showing 50 of 120 retained observations · geo=EU27_2020 · sinceTimePeriod=2020
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