Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Employment rates by NUTS 2 region was 61.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment rates by nuts 2 region in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) is 61.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by nuts 2 region in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 61.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 54.5%, in 2002.
That places European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 242nd 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 European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 54.5% | — |
| 2003 | 54.7% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 54.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 55.2% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 56.2% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 57.2% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 57.7% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 56.6% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 56.3% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 56.4% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 56.2% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 56.0% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 56.4% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 57.0% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 57.9% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 58.7% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 59.5% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 60.0% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 59.5% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 60.8% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 61.3% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 61.7% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 61.9% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.9% | 54.5% | 57.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 57.4% | 56.0% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.7% | 59.0% | 61.9% | 6 |
More work & labour data for European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 335,604 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 65.9% (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 221,161 Thousand persons (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 335,604 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 207,842 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 35.5 Hour (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 207,842 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 221,161 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rates by nuts 2 region in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Employment rates by nuts 2 region in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 61.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by nuts 2 region recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 61.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment rates by nuts 2 region recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.5% in 2002.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for employment rates by nuts 2 region?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 242nd out of 437 regions with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by nuts 2 region rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 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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