In 2025, an average of 5.1 in 100 inhabitants of Estinnes aged 18 to 64 received unemployment benefit as jobseekers — the 85th highest figure of 564 municipalities (RVA/ONEM).
A year earlier, in 2024, it was 5.2 per 100 inhabitants aged 18 to 64: a fall of 0.1 percentage points.
Estinnes is 1.0 percentage points above the Belgian figure (4.1 per 100 inh. 18–64) and 0.8 percentage points below the figure for the province of Hainaut (5.9).
Estinnes is in the arrondissement of La Louvière, province of Hainaut, Wallonia.
About these figures: source RVA/ONEM (National Employment Office) — full unemployment by municipality, reference period 2025, annual average; updated on .
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Jobseekers on unemployment benefit (2025) | 5.1 per 100 inh. 18–64 |
| Inhabitants aged 18 to 64 (1 January 2026) | 4,795 |
| Jobseekers on benefit (2025 annual average) | 247 |
| All fully unemployed people on benefit (2025 annual average) | 253 |
| Of whom artists on benefit (2025 annual average) | fewer than 10 |
| Population (1 January 2026) | 7,903 inhabitants |
| Average income (income year 2023 · tax year 2024) | €38,515 |
| Median house price (2025) | €240,000 |
| Crime figures (2025) | 52.8 per 1,000 inhabitants |
| Additional municipal tax on personal income tax (tax year 2024) | 8.5% |
| Municipal tax on property, as a % of the cadastral income (tax year 2026) | 32.5% |
| Average age (1 January 2026) | 42.8 years |
| Inhabitants with a non-Belgian nationality (1 January 2026) | 4.9% |
| Injury accidents per 1,000 inhabitants (2025) | 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitants |
| Employment rate, aged 20–64 (1 January 2021) | 69.4% |
Reference date: 2025, annual average · Source: RVA/ONEM (National Employment Office) — full unemployment by municipality
In Estinnes, an average of 5.1 in 100 inhabitants aged 18 to 64 received unemployment benefit as jobseekers in 2025 (RVA/ONEM). That is not an unemployment rate: jobseekers without benefit are not counted and the denominator is the population.
Estinnes ranks 85th of 564 municipalities for jobseekers on benefit per 100 inh. (18–64) (5.1 per 100 inh. 18–64), +1.0 percentage points compared with the Belgian figure (4.1 per 100 inh. 18–64).
From 6.9 per 100 inhabitants aged 18 to 64 in 2017 to 5.1 per 100 inhabitants aged 18 to 64 in 2025 (−1.8 percentage points).