Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Southern
Southern: Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and was 74.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Southern, 2012–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Southern recorded 74.6% for employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Southern peaked at 74.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 59.6%, in 2012.
That places Southern 151st 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 Southern, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 59.6% | — |
| 2013 | 61.5% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 62.2% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 64.1% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 66.2% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 67.2% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 66.9% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 67.4% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 66.6% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 68.2% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 72.1% | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 73.0% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 73.6% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 74.6% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 64.4% | 59.6% | 67.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 71.3% | 66.6% | 74.6% | 6 |
More work & labour data for Southern
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 78.0% (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 918.8 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 68.1% (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 918.8 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 918.8 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 1,349 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 1,349 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 78.0% (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 918.8 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 959.3 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Southern?
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Southern was 74.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and recorded in Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 74.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and recorded in Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.6% in 2012.
- How does Southern rank for employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and?
- Southern ranks 151st out of 437 regions with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and rising or falling in Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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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