Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Cantabria
Cantabria: Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and was 68.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Cantabria, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Cantabria recorded 68.3% for employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Cantabria peaked at 68.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 49.4%, in 1999.
Cantabria ranks 306th of 437 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Cantabria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 49.4% | — |
| 2000 | 52.1% | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 56.2% | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 57.2% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 59.1% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 59.6% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 62.2% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 64.4% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 66.0% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 65.7% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 62.0% | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 60.1% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 59.7% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 58.3% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 56.3% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 57.6% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 58.9% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 61.4% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 62.6% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 63.5% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 64.2% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 61.8% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 63.9% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 65.0% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 66.4% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 68.1% | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 68.3% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.4% | 49.4% | 49.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 60.5% | 52.1% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.3% | 56.3% | 64.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.6% | 61.8% | 68.3% | 6 |
More work & labour data for Cantabria
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 36.3 Hour (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 453.3 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 73.8% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 73.8% (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 286.4 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 286.4 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 63.2% (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 265.4 Thousand persons (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 265.4 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 265.4 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Cantabria?
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Cantabria was 68.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and recorded in Cantabria?
- The highest recorded value was 68.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and recorded in Cantabria?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.4% in 1999.
- How does Cantabria rank for employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and?
- Cantabria ranks 306th out of 437 regions with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and rising or falling in Cantabria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cantabria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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