Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Employment rates by NUTS 2 region was 61.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment rates by nuts 2 region in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) is 61.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by nuts 2 region in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 61.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 54.7%, in 2002.
That places Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 243rd 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 24 years of available data.
Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 54.7% | — |
| 2003 | 55.0% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 55.1% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 55.7% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 56.6% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 57.6% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 58.0% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 56.8% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 56.4% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 56.5% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 56.1% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 55.8% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 56.1% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 56.7% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 57.5% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 58.3% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 59.0% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 59.6% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 58.5% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 59.2% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 60.5% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 61.1% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 61.5% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 61.8% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.2% | 54.7% | 58.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 57.2% | 55.8% | 59.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.4% | 58.5% | 61.8% | 6 |
More work & labour data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.7% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 266,546 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 266,546 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.9 Hour (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 70.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rates by nuts 2 region in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Employment rates by nuts 2 region in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 61.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 61.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.7% in 2002.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for employment rates by nuts 2 region?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 243rd out of 437 regions with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 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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