Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in La Rioja
La Rioja: Employment rates by NUTS 2 region was 61.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in La Rioja, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment rates by nuts 2 region in La Rioja is 61.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by nuts 2 region in La Rioja peaked at 61.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 50.0%, in 1999.
La Rioja ranks 244th of 441 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in La Rioja, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 50.0% | — |
| 2000 | 51.8% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 51.9% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 53.9% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 56.6% | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 56.8% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 61.8% | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 61.7% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 61.4% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 61.8% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 58.2% | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 56.8% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 56.1% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 53.2% | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 52.6% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 54.8% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 56.0% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 56.8% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 57.5% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 58.9% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 60.0% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 58.0% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 59.4% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 60.3% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 59.9% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 59.5% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 61.8% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 57.6% | 51.8% | 61.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.3% | 52.6% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.8% | 58.0% | 61.8% | 6 |
More work & labour data for La Rioja
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 35.9 Hour (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 77.4% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 77.4% (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 166.1 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 166.1 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 67.3% (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 71.1% (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 152.6 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 152.6 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 152.6 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rates by nuts 2 region in La Rioja?
- Employment rates by nuts 2 region in La Rioja was 61.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by nuts 2 region recorded in La Rioja?
- The highest recorded value was 61.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest employment rates by nuts 2 region recorded in La Rioja?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 1999.
- How does La Rioja rank for employment rates by nuts 2 region?
- La Rioja ranks 244th out of 441 regions with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by nuts 2 region rising or falling in La Rioja?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this La Rioja 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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