Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Pays de la Loire
Pays de la Loire: Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and was 72.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Pays de la Loire, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Pays de la Loire stood at 72.0%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Pays de la Loire peaked at 72.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 61.9%, in 1999.
That places Pays de la Loire 218th 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 Pays de la Loire, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 61.9% | — |
| 2000 | 64.2% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 64.5% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 65.9% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 65.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 67.5% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 65.9% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 66.3% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 67.2% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 65.4% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 66.0% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 66.7% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 65.4% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 67.2% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 66.6% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 67.5% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 67.6% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 67.7% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 68.6% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 67.3% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 67.5% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 67.3% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 69.9% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 70.2% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 71.4% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 71.9% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 72.0% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.9% | 61.9% | 61.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 65.9% | 64.2% | 67.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.2% | 65.4% | 68.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.5% | 67.3% | 72.0% | 6 |
More work & labour data for Pays de la Loire
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 1,721 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 1,843 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 1,843 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 77.1% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 77.1% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 2,813 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 2,813 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 61.2% (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 1,721 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 1,721 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Pays de la Loire?
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Pays de la Loire was 72.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and recorded in Pays de la Loire?
- The highest recorded value was 72.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and recorded in Pays de la Loire?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.9% in 1999.
- How does Pays de la Loire rank for employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and?
- Pays de la Loire ranks 218th out of 437 regions with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and rising or falling in Pays de la Loire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pays de la Loire 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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