Tabel 1 Populaia ocupat la nivelul rilor UE n perioada 2007-2012 (1000 pers.)Tara/An200720082009201020112012EU216.685,9218.994,9215.100,2213.406,1213.816,1213.167,0Belgia4.348,14.413,74.389,44.450,64.470,54.479,0Bulgaria3.208,83.306,23.204,83.010,42.927,52.894,9Republica Ceha4.855,94.933,54.857,24.809,64.796,44.810,3Danemarca2.758,72.806,72.724,12.654,02.643,12.621,3Germania37.397,237.902,337.807,838.072,738.978,339.255,9Estonia632,3632,2573,5548,2581,5591,0Irlanda2.072,62.054,81.917,01.837,51.803,61.790,1Grecia4.476,24.522,94.469,24.306,43.979,03.636,0Spania20.436,920.316,518.957,518.573,718.270,917.476,8Franta25.425,125.752,925.505,425.542,025.556,825.514,5Croatia1.567,51.584,11.548,51.488,81.438,11.395,4Italia22.846,223.010,522.650,122.496,522.582,722.481,1Cipru367,9371,1371,0382,3386,3375,0Letonia1.015,61.008,8876,8828,8840,6851,8Lituania1.422,51.396,91.289,71.224,21.225,71.244,4Luemburg202,6201,8214,8218,6222,4233,7Ungaria3.897,03.849,23.751,23.750,13.779,03.842,8Malta154,5157,7157,9160,5164,4167,8Olanda8.345,18.467,68.443,48.226,98.231,78.254,1Austria3.963,24.019,84.002,44.021,14.069,64.109,3Polonia14.996,515.557,415.629,515.233,015.312,815.340,3Portugalia4.756,14.785,74.644,94.576,54.453,24.255,9Romania8.842,58.882,28.804,78.822,08.750,08.885,6Slovenia957,0975,2954,8941,5914,8906,5Slovacia2.350,52.423,42.356,62.307,22.303,22.317,2Finlanda2.458,52.497,22.423,32.410,12.428,52.431,0Suedia4.453,34.493,84.391,44.403,24.498,14.509,6Marea Britanie28.477,728.670,828.183,528.109,628.207,328.495,6Islanda169,6170,6159,7158,8159,2160,8La nivelul Uniunii Europene, ara cu cel mai mare nivel de ocupare al forei de munc este Germania, nivel ce crete de la an la an, ajungnd de la 37397,2 n 2007 la 39255,9 n 2012, aceasta nefiind afectat de recesiunea economic. Germania este urmat de ri precum Marea Britanie, Frana, Italia i Spania, unde nivelul populaiei are un trend oscilatoriu. n Spania i Italia nivelul populaiei ocupate a avut un trend descendent. Alte ri cu un trend descendent sunt Slovenia Danemarca, Irlanda, Frana. La polul opus, rile cu nivelul cel mai mic al populaiei ocupate sunt Malta, Islanda i Cipru ri relativ mici.