Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Northern and Western
Northern and Western: Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and was 73.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Northern and Western, 2012–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Northern and Western is 73.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Northern and Western peaked at 73.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 58.1%, in 2012.
That places Northern and Western 179th 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 14 years of available data.
Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Northern and Western, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 58.1% | — |
| 2013 | 61.3% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 62.3% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 64.0% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 65.5% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 67.0% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 67.4% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 68.4% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 66.7% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 69.5% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 72.4% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 73.4% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 73.1% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 73.6% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 64.2% | 58.1% | 68.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 71.5% | 66.7% | 73.6% | 6 |
More work & labour data for Northern and Western
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 475 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 709.2 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 475 Thousand persons (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 475 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 67.0% (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34 Hour (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 73.6% (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 475 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 709.2 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 475 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Northern and Western?
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Northern and Western was 73.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and recorded in Northern and Western?
- The highest recorded value was 73.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and recorded in Northern and Western?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.1% in 2012.
- How does Northern and Western rank for employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and?
- Northern and Western ranks 179th out of 437 regions with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and rising or falling in Northern and Western?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern and Western 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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