Living and Working in the EU e-survey

Published between
28 September 2020 - 28 February 2025

The Living and Working in the EU e-survey originally launched in 2020 at the outset of COVID-19. Since then, this large-scale, EU-wide online survey has evolved during various rounds and continues to monitor the impacts of the pandemic for people in their lives and work, as well as other events such as the war in Ukraine and rising living costs. This publication series includes the publications from each round of the e-survey to date.

Publication Series
Blogs results (2)
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High risk of depression persists following COVID-19 pandemic: Data behind the mental health crisis

Lower levels of health, increasing financial pressure and a significant degree of unmet healthcare: these are the findings of the fifth round of the Living, working and COVID-19 e-survey: Living in a new era of uncertainty – a report that presents an overview of responses from over 200,000 people ac

6 October 2022
Eurofound
Blog
Living and working in Europe
Psychosocial risks
Health and well-being
COVID-19
Living conditions and quality of life
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Energy poverty looms as cost of living increases: Data behind the difficulties

Rising energy prices are putting more people under increased financial pressure and at greater risk of energy poverty. In this data story, we take a closer look at the data from the fifth round of the Living, working and COVID-19 e-survey to explore the extent of the issue and the threat of energy p

3 August 2022
Eurofound
Blog
Pay and income
European Green Deal
Anticipating and managing the impact of change
COVID-19
Living conditions
Living conditions and quality of life
Just transition
Data stories results (1)

Quality of life in the EU in 2024: Results from the Living and Working in the EU e-survey

Eurofound’s e-survey captures the situation of European respondents and their post-pandemic concerns. Explore our digital factsheet outlining the most recent data on the main challenges faced by Europeans in 2024.

13 January 2025
Data story
Living conditions and quality of life
Living and working in Europe
Teleworking
Trust
Housing
Podcasts results (4)

Episode 29 – Is Europe's teleworking experiment coming to an end?

This episode of Eurofound Talks looks at data from the Living and working in the EU e-survey showing a decline in the number of respondents engaged in remote work, with the percentage of people working entirely from the workplace increasing from 36% in 2023, to 41% in 2024.

28 February 2025
Podcast
Living and working in Europe
Teleworking
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Episode 8 – Living in a new era of uncertainty

In this episode of Eurofound Talks, we speak with Daphne Ahrendt, expert on Eurofound’s unique Living, working and COVID-19 e-survey, on these very issues. As Daphne explains, the latest round of the survey reveals many insights that could help policymakers respond to the extraordinary circumstances

11 July 2022
Podcast
Living and working in Europe
Youth
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Episode 6 – Living and working in Europe: Past, present and future

This podcast focuses on our annual update on the state of ‘Living and working in Europe’. It highlights trends and changes – both positive and negative – in the way citizens across the EU work today, and serves as a guide to policymakers at EU and Member State level. Our experts detail these with us

9 May 2022
Podcast
Living and working in Europe
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Episode 2 – The future of living and working in Europe

If you ever wondered what it means to be European today, to live and work in Europe, across 27 countries, young and old, urban, rural, rich and poor, this is the podcast for you. Most recent results from Eurofound’s unique pan-European Living, working and COVID-19 e-survey reveal ongoing challenges

8 December 2021
Podcast
Living and working in Europe
Publications results (5)

Quality of life in the EU in 2024: Results from the Living and Working in the EU e-survey

Eurofound’s e-survey captures the situation of European respondents and their post-pandemic concerns. This factsheet outlines the most recent data on the main challenges faced by Europeans, with a particular emphasis on the rising cost of living, health and mental health, access to healthcare

13 January 2025
Publication
Other
Living and working in Europe
Teleworking
Living conditions and quality of life
Work-life balance
Trust
Quality of society
Health and well-being
Subjective well-being
Disability and chronic disease
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Living, working and COVID-19 in the European Union and 10 EU neighbouring countries

The Living, working and COVID-19 survey, first launched by Eurofound in early 2020, aims to capture the wide-ranging impact of the pandemic on the work and lives of EU citizens. The fifth round of the Eurofound survey, which was implemented in spring 2022, also sheds light on a new uncertain reality

07 December 2022
Publication
Research report
Living and working in Europe
Skills and training
Social policies
Social inclusion
Psychosocial risks
Youth
Working conditions
Teleworking
Subjective well-being
Work-life balance
COVID-19
Living conditions and quality of life
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Fifth round of the Living, working and COVID-19 e-survey: Living in a new era of uncertainty

The fifth round of Eurofound's e-survey, fielded from 25 March to 2 May 2022, sheds light on the social and economic situation of people across Europe two years after COVID-19 was first detected on the European continent. It also explores the reality of living in a new era of uncertainty caused by t

07 July 2022
Publication
Other
Stand with Ukraine
Psychosocial risks
Youth
Teleworking
Subjective well-being
Trust
Work-life balance
Unemployment
Health and well-being
COVID-19
Living conditions
Living conditions and quality of life
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Living, working and COVID-19 (Update April 2021): Mental health and trust decline across EU as pandemic enters another year

The third round of Eurofound's e-survey, fielded in February and March 2021, sheds light on the social and economic situation of people across Europe following nearly a full year of living with COVID-19 restrictions. This report analyses the main findings and tracks ongoing developments and trends a

10 May 2021
Publication
Other
Living and working in Europe
Psychosocial risks
Youth
Teleworking
Trust
Work-life balance
Health and well-being
COVID-19
Living conditions
Inequality
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Living, working and COVID-19

This report presents the findings of the Living, working and COVID-19 e-survey, carried out by Eurofound to capture the far-reaching implications of the pandemic for the way people live and work across Europe. The survey was fielded online.

28 September 2020
Publication
Research report
Pay and income
Psychosocial risks
Youth
Working time
Working conditions and sustainable work
Working conditions
Teleworking
Subjective well-being
Trust
Work-life balance
Unemployment
COVID-19
Living conditions
Living conditions and quality of life
Job quality

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