Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Länsi-Suomi
Länsi-Suomi: Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and was 72.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Länsi-Suomi, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Länsi-Suomi recorded 72.5% for employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in 2025.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Länsi-Suomi peaked at 74.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 66.5%, in 1999.
That places Länsi-Suomi 203rd out of 437 regions with data for 2025, putting it 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 Länsi-Suomi, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 66.5% | — |
| 2000 | 67.2% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 68.0% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 67.6% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 67.3% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 67.7% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 67.0% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 68.1% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 70.3% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 70.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 67.8% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 67.2% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 68.1% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 68.5% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 68.1% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 68.4% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 67.9% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 68.3% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 69.1% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 71.7% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 72.8% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 72.1% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 72.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 74.2% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 74.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 73.1% | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 72.5% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.5% | 66.5% | 66.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 68.1% | 67.0% | 70.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.0% | 67.2% | 72.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.0% | 72.1% | 74.2% | 6 |
More work & labour data for Länsi-Suomi
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 72.5% (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 640.2 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 1,018 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 1,018 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 80.0% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 80.0% (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 704.7 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 704.7 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 69.2% (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 33.6 Hour (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Länsi-Suomi?
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Länsi-Suomi was 72.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and recorded in Länsi-Suomi?
- The highest recorded value was 74.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and recorded in Länsi-Suomi?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.5% in 1999.
- How does Länsi-Suomi rank for employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and?
- Länsi-Suomi ranks 203rd out of 437 regions with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and rising or falling in Länsi-Suomi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Länsi-Suomi 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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