The data shows unemployment rates (unemployed persons as a share of the labour force) forecasts from the EIGE (2017) study on the "Economic Benefits of Gender Equality in the European Union".
The figures for each year are the percentage points differences between the unemployement rates forecasted under each scenario and the unemployment rates forecasted under the baseline scenario.
The baseline scenario assumes that no additional improvements in gender equality will be achieved beyond what could be expected based on recent historical trends.
The data is presented according to five pathways. The term ‘pathway’ refers to a certain gender inequality, for which at least a theoretical link to macroeconomic performance has been established in the literature. For each pathway there is a 'slow progress scenario' and 'rapid progress scenario'.
For further methodological details, users are advised to consult the following resources available on EIGE's website:
Available flags:
| b | break in time series | c | confidential |
| d | definition differs, see metadata | e | estimated |
| f | forecast | i | see metadata |
| m | imputed | n | not significant |
| p | provisional | r | revised |
| s | Eurostat estimate | u | low reliability |
| x | dropped due to insufficient sample size | y | unreliable due to small sample size |
| z | not applicable |