Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in Galicia
Galicia: Employment rates by NUTS 2 region was 57.4 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
57.4
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
331st
of 441 regions
All-time high
57.4
in 2025
All-time low
46.1
in 1999
Years of data
27
1999–2025
Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in Galicia, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Galicia recorded 57.4 for employment rates by nuts 2 region in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by nuts 2 region in Galicia peaked at 57.4 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 46.1, in 1999.
Galicia ranks 331st of 441 regions on this measure, 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 Galicia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 46.1 | — |
| 2000 | 48 | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 48.4 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 48.5 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 50.6 | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 50.5 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 53.2 | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 54.7 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 56.2 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 56.7 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 54.5 | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 52.2 | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 51.8 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 50 | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 48.5 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 48.3 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 49.3 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 50.8 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 51.7 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 53.4 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 54.3 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 53.2 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 54.1 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 55.1 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 56.2 | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 56.4 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 57.4 | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.1 | 46.1 | 46.1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 52.13 | 48 | 56.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.03 | 48.3 | 54.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.4 | 53.2 | 57.4 | 6 |
More work & labour data for Galicia
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 67.4 (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 1,170 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 1,170 (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 2,036 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 73.7 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 73.7 (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 1,276 (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 1,276 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 62.7 (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 36.8 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rates by nuts 2 region in Galicia?
- Employment rates by nuts 2 region in Galicia was 57.4 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Galicia?
- The highest recorded value was 57.4 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Galicia?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.1 in 1999.
- How does Galicia rank for employment rates by nuts 2 region?
- Galicia ranks 331st out of 441 regions with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Galicia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Galicia 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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