Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in Região Autónoma dos Açores
Região Autónoma dos Açores: Employment rates by NUTS 2 region was 63.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in Região Autónoma dos Açores, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment rates by nuts 2 region in Região Autónoma dos Açores is 63.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by nuts 2 region in Região Autónoma dos Açores peaked at 63.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 52.2%, in 2013.
That places Região Autónoma dos Açores 207th 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 27 years of available data.
Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in Região Autónoma dos Açores, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 55.0% | — |
| 2000 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 55.4% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 57.5% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 56.5% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 58.0% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 57.8% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 58.6% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 58.3% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 59.9% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 59.7% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 58.4% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 56.3% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 53.6% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 52.2% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 53.1% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 55.5% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 56.3% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 58.1% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 58.8% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 59.7% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 59.3% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 57.2% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 59.6% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 60.2% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 62.2% | +3.3% |
| 2025 | 63.0% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.0% | 55.0% | 55.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 57.7% | 55.0% | 59.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.2% | 52.2% | 59.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.2% | 57.2% | 63.0% | 6 |
More work & labour data for Região Autónoma dos Açores
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 36.2 Hour (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 71.0% (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 190.3 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 120 Thousand persons (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 120 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 190.3 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 120 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 120 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 126.1 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 126.1 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rates by nuts 2 region in Região Autónoma dos Açores?
- Employment rates by nuts 2 region in Região Autónoma dos Açores was 63.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Região Autónoma dos Açores?
- The highest recorded value was 63.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Região Autónoma dos Açores?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.2% in 2013.
- How does Região Autónoma dos Açores rank for employment rates by nuts 2 region?
- Região Autónoma dos Açores ranks 207th out of 437 regions with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Região Autónoma dos Açores?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Região Autónoma dos Açores 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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