CYPRUS: Employment rate of native-born population is 75.2%

In 2018, the EU employment rate of persons aged 20-64 years ranged from 65% among persons born outside the EU, through 74% among the native-born population, to 77% for those born in another EU Member State.

In Cyprus, employment of native-born staff was above the EU average at 75.2%, while it was 71% for hiring EU nationals and 69.3% for those born outside the bloc.

Among the EU Member States, the United Kingdom reported the highest employment rate for persons born in another EU Member State (86%), closely followed by Portugal (84%), Sweden (83%), Malta (81%) and Germany (80%).

The highest employment rates for the native-born population were recorded in Sweden (87%), Germany and the Netherlands (82%), Estonia (81%) and Denmark (80%).

For those born outside the EU, the employment rate was highest (84%) in Czechia, followed by Slovakia (81%), Malta (80%), Romania (78%), Poland (77%) and Portugal (76%).

In contrast, Greece recorded the lowest employment rates for persons born elsewhere in the EU (55%) and the native-born population (60%), while Belgium had the lowest employment rate for persons born outside the EU (54%).