Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in Oost-Nederland
Oost-Nederland: Employment rates by NUTS 2 region was 73.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in Oost-Nederland, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment rates by nuts 2 region in Oost-Nederland is 73.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by nuts 2 region in Oost-Nederland peaked at 73.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 64.3%, in 2005.
Oost-Nederland ranks 9th of 441 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in Oost-Nederland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 64.5% | — |
| 2000 | 66.5% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 67.5% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 67.2% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 67.6% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 66.7% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 64.3% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 65.9% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 68.1% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 68.8% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 68.5% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 66.8% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 67.0% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 66.7% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 66.1% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 65.2% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 65.6% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 65.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 66.8% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 68.3% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 68.7% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 68.9% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 70.7% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 72.7% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 73.6% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 73.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 73.9% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.5% | 64.5% | 64.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 67.1% | 64.3% | 68.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.7% | 65.2% | 68.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.2% | 68.9% | 73.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Oost-Nederland
More work & labour data for Oost-Nederland
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 83.3% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 76.6% (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 2,162 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 2,162 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 86.4% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 86.4% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 2,824 Thousand persons (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 2,086 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 2,086 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 2,086 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rates by nuts 2 region in Oost-Nederland?
- Employment rates by nuts 2 region in Oost-Nederland was 73.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Oost-Nederland?
- The highest recorded value was 73.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Oost-Nederland?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.3% in 2005.
- How does Oost-Nederland rank for employment rates by nuts 2 region?
- Oost-Nederland ranks 9th out of 441 regions with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Oost-Nederland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oost-Nederland 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 27 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).