Gabriela Firea· S&D

Unverifiable

Almost 7.7 million women are missing from the labor market

Omissions

• It was not possible to access the specific data on inactive women in the EU to verify the figure of 7.7 million
• It is not specified in the claim whether 'absent from the labor market' refers to inactive women, unemployed women, or unutilized labor potential

Sources

• PrimaryEurostat - Women in the EU - Statistics ExplainedEstadísticas sobre resultados del mercado laboral en la UE en 2024, brechas de género en empleo
• PrimaryEurostat - Employment annual statisticsTasa de empleo en la UE 2024: 80,8% hombres, 70,8% mujeres (brecha de 10 puntos porcentuales)