Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in Vestlandet
Vestlandet: Employment rates by NUTS 2 region was 70.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
70.6%
Change on year
down 1.0%
Rank
41st
of 441 regions
All-time high
71.3%
in 2024
All-time low
67.9%
in 2017
Years of data
10
2016–2025
Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in Vestlandet, 2016–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, employment rates by nuts 2 region in Vestlandet stood at 70.6%.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by nuts 2 region in Vestlandet peaked at 71.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 67.9%, in 2017.
That places Vestlandet 41st out of 441 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in Vestlandet, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 68.6% | — |
| 2017 | 67.9% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 69.2% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 69.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 68.3% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 70.0% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 71.0% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 71.3% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 70.6% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 68.7% | 67.9% | 69.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 70.4% | 68.3% | 71.3% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Vestlandet
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 1,060 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 78.1% (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 748.3 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 33.3 Hour (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 748.3 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 748.3 Thousand persons (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 748.3 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 748.3 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 81.6% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 81.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rates by nuts 2 region in Vestlandet?
- Employment rates by nuts 2 region in Vestlandet was 70.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Vestlandet?
- The highest recorded value was 71.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest employment rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Vestlandet?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.9% in 2017.
- How does Vestlandet rank for employment rates by nuts 2 region?
- Vestlandet ranks 41st out of 441 regions with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Vestlandet?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Vestlandet 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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