Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in Basilicata
Basilicata: Employment rates by NUTS 2 region was 49.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in Basilicata, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment rates by nuts 2 region in Basilicata is 49.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by nuts 2 region in Basilicata peaked at 49.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 38.4%, in 1999.
That places Basilicata 412th out of 437 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in Basilicata, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 38.4% | — |
| 2000 | 39.8% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 38.8% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 40.2% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 40.0% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 42.8% | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 42.7% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 43.7% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 43.3% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 43.6% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 42.5% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 41.4% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 42.2% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 41.6% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 40.8% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 41.8% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 43.4% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 44.4% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 43.7% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 43.5% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 44.4% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 44.2% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 45.3% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 45.8% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 47.5% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 48.3% | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 49.4% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.4% | 38.4% | 38.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 41.7% | 38.8% | 43.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.7% | 40.8% | 44.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.8% | 44.2% | 49.4% | 6 |
More work & labour data for Basilicata
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 60.7% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 52.2% (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 210.9 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 210.9 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 60.7% (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 403.8 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 57.4% (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 199.7 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 199.7 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 403.8 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rates by nuts 2 region in Basilicata?
- Employment rates by nuts 2 region in Basilicata was 49.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Basilicata?
- The highest recorded value was 49.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Basilicata?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.4% in 1999.
- How does Basilicata rank for employment rates by nuts 2 region?
- Basilicata ranks 412th out of 437 regions with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Basilicata?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Basilicata data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employment rates by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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