Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in Southern
Southern: Employment rates by NUTS 2 region was 68.1 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
68.1
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
94th
of 443 regions
All-time high
68.1
in 2025
All-time low
55
in 2012
Years of data
14
2012–2025
Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in Southern, 2012–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Southern recorded 68.1 for employment rates by nuts 2 region in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by nuts 2 region in Southern peaked at 68.1 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 55, in 2012.
Southern ranks 94th of 443 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 58.88 | 55 | 61.3 | 8 |
| 2020s | 65.03 | 60.6 | 68.1 | 6 |
More work & labour data for Southern
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 918.8 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level, coun 78 (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and NUT 1,349 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 918.8 (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 918.8 (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 918.8 (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and NUTS 74.6 (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth and 74.6 (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status an 1,349 (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who work 34.3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rates by nuts 2 region in Southern?
- Employment rates by nuts 2 region in Southern was 68.1 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 68.1 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 55 in 2012.
- How does Southern rank for employment rates by nuts 2 region?
- Southern ranks 94th out of 443 regions with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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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