Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in Occitanie
Occitanie: Employment rates by NUTS 2 region was 58.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in Occitanie, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Occitanie recorded 58.4% 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 1.6% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by nuts 2 region in Occitanie peaked at 58.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 49.0%, in 1999.
Occitanie ranks 314th 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 Occitanie, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 49.0% | — |
| 2000 | 50.5% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 51.5% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 51.9% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 52.9% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 54.6% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 53.9% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 53.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 55.0% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 55.5% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 54.4% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 55.1% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 55.2% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 53.4% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 54.4% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 54.3% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 53.3% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 53.5% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 53.8% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 54.0% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 54.3% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 54.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 55.2% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 57.4% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 56.9% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 57.5% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 58.4% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.0% | 49.0% | 49.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 53.4% | 50.5% | 55.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.1% | 53.3% | 55.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.6% | 54.3% | 58.4% | 6 |
More work & labour data for Occitanie
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 2,595 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 2,809 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 63.2% (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 2,809 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 69.0% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 74.7% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 74.7% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 4,441 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 4,441 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 35.1 Hour (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rates by nuts 2 region in Occitanie?
- Employment rates by nuts 2 region in Occitanie was 58.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Occitanie?
- The highest recorded value was 58.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Occitanie?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.0% in 1999.
- How does Occitanie rank for employment rates by nuts 2 region?
- Occitanie ranks 314th out of 441 regions with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Occitanie?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Occitanie 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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