Employment rate, 20–64 during each Commission president's tenure
Every Commission president since 2006, ranked by how the employment rate, 20–64 changed from their first day in office. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | Commission president | In office | Total | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EPP Jean-Claude Juncker | 1 Nov 2014 – 1 Dec 2019 | +5.0 pp Q3 2014 → Q3 2019 | +1.0 pp/yr | |
| 2 | EPP Ursula von der Leyen | 1 Dec 2019 – now | +3.7 pp Q3 2019 → Q2 2026 | +0.5 pp/yr |
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last quarter complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that period had no data, or because the period cut it); Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in pp; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. % of the population aged 20–64 · Eurostat (lfsi_emp_q), seasonally adjusted · European Union data · as of Jul 2026.