Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev. 1.1) (1999-2008) by country

Countries reporting
33
Highest
38,472
Germany
Lowest
127
Martinique
Median
3,354
Years covered
10
1999–2008
Data points
3,690

What the numbers show

Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev. 1.1) (1999-2008) is currently reported for 33 countries. The highest value is 38,472 in Germany; the lowest is 127 in Martinique.

The median across all reporting countries is 3,354, and the mean is 6,968.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 303.

Over the past decade 31 countries rose and 2 fell. The largest increase was in Spain (up 39.9%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 12.8%).

Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev.): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Germany 38,472 2008 up 6.7% rising
2 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 29,451 2008 up 9.8% rising
3 France 26,460 2008 up 17.6% rising
4 Italy 23,039 2008 up 12.1% rising
5 Spain 20,456 2008 up 39.9% rising
6 Poland 15,758 2008 up 5.9% rising
7 Romania 9,369 2008 down 12.8% falling
8 Netherlands 8,358 2008 up 10.1% rising
9 Portugal 5,018 2008 up 3.3% flat
10 Czechia 4,995 2008 up 6.0% rising
11 Greece 4,599 2008 up 14.1% rising
12 Sweden 4,593 2008 up 13.3% rising
13 Belgium 4,437 2008 up 11.4% rising
14 Switzerland 4,205 2008 up 9.5% rising
15 Austria 3,981 2008 up 8.5% rising
16 Hungary 3,848 2008 up 1.7% flat
17 Bulgaria 3,354 2008 up 17.0% rising
18 Denmark 2,806 2008 up 3.6% flat
19 Finland 2,531 2008 up 8.5% rising
20 Norway 2,514 2008 up 11.6% rising
21 Slovakia 2,433 2008 up 14.3% rising
22 Ireland 2,191 2008 up 38.4% rising
23 Croatia 1,757 2008 up 16.1% rising
24 Lithuania 1,425 2008 down 3.9% flat
25 Latvia 1,055 2008 up 8.9% rising
26 Slovenia 991.2 2008 up 12.1% rising
27 Estonia 656 2008 up 13.2% rising
28 Cyprus 380.4 2008 up 36.6% rising
29 Luxembourg 202.3 2008 up 14.9% rising
30 Iceland 177.1 2008 up 17.6% rising
31 Malta 158.6 2008 up 10.9% rising
32 Guadeloupe 131.5 2008 up 6.2% flat
33 Martinique 127 2008 up 6.2% rising

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev. 1.1) (1999-2008)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
377 places, 3,690 data points, 1999–2008
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