Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev.) in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev.) was 151,955 Thousand persons in 2008. ▲ Rising
Latest (2008)
151,955 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
2nd
of 344 regions
All-time high
151,955 Thousand persons
in 2008
All-time low
139,381 Thousand persons
in 2002
Years of data
7
2002–2008
Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev.) in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2002–2008
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employed persons by economic activity and nuts 2 region (nace rev.) in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) is 151,955 Thousand persons, measured in 2008. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 2nd of 344 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev.) in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 139,381 Thousand persons | — |
| 2003 | 140,951 Thousand persons | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 141,550 Thousand persons | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 144,262 Thousand persons | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 147,142 Thousand persons | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 150,375 Thousand persons | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 151,955 Thousand persons | +1.1% |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- 1 Germany 38,472 Thousand persons compare
- 2 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 29,451 Thousand persons compare
- 2 United Kingdom 29,451 Thousand persons compare
- 4 France 26,460 Thousand persons compare
- 5 Italy 23,039 Thousand persons compare
More work & labour data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 61.8% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 266,546 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 266,546 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.7% (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.9 Hour (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employed persons by economic activity and nuts 2 region (nace rev.) in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Employed persons by economic activity and nuts 2 region (nace rev.) in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 151,955 Thousand persons in 2008, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employed persons by economic activity and nuts 2 region (nace rev.) recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 151,955 Thousand persons in 2008.
- What is the lowest employed persons by economic activity and nuts 2 region (nace rev.) recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 139,381 Thousand persons in 2002.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for employed persons by economic activity and nuts 2 region (nace rev.)?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 2nd out of 344 regions with data for 2008.
- Is employed persons by economic activity and nuts 2 region (nace rev.) rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev. 1.1) (1999-2008). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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