Europe fans dressed in the colors of the European flag pose for the camera as they attend the second day of the Ryder Cup golf tournament at Gleneagles, Scotland, Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison) High levels of employment and job creation are crucial factors in ensuring that countries have strong economic development, and that people are happy and prosperous.

On the world stage, Europe is a pretty good place to be if you want a job, but within Europe, rates of employment vary massively from country to country.

That's why salary comparison website Glassdoor has compiled a ranking of the best countries in Europe for getting a job as part of its Economic Research Report.

Using data provided by both Eurostat — the European Union's data organisation — and the OECD, Glassdoor ranked several different employment variables, before weighting each one, and giving each country an overall rating, from 0.0 to 1.0.

The variables Glassdoor measured were:

Change in employment levels since the financial crisis

The harmonised unemployment rate

The youth unemployment rate

Temporary employment rate

Youth temporary employment rate

The number of people working part-time involuntarily.

Most of the countries on the list are high powered western European nations with strong economies, but a few of the states featured might be something of a surprise. Check out the ranking below.