Displaying Ratings
Ratings provide a visual representation of a country’s performance on the indicator.
Legend
SDG achieved
Challenges remain
Significant challenges remain
Major challenges remain
Information unavailable
Description
The indicator measures the share of individuals that are not actively seeking work, so they are neither employed nor unemployed and considered to be outside the labour force, because of caring responsibilities. While several reasons may exist why somebody is not seeking employment, only the main one is considered. "Inactivity due to caring responsibilities" refers to the reasons ‘looking after children or incapacitated adults’ and ‘other family or personal responsibilities’.
Long-Term Objective
The long-term objective for this indicator is a value of 0.
Reference
Eurostat (EU-LFS)