Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in Zuid-Nederland
Zuid-Nederland: Employment rates by NUTS 2 region was 72.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in Zuid-Nederland, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment rates by nuts 2 region in Zuid-Nederland is 72.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by nuts 2 region in Zuid-Nederland peaked at 72.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 63.6%, in 2014.
That places Zuid-Nederland 22nd out of 441 regions with data for 2025, putting it 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 Zuid-Nederland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 64.2% | — |
| 2000 | 65.2% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 65.9% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 67.6% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 66.6% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 65.9% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 63.9% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 64.7% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 65.4% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 67.1% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 66.7% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 65.4% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 65.8% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 65.7% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 64.0% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 63.6% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 64.6% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 65.2% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 66.1% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 66.9% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 68.6% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 68.2% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 70.3% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 71.2% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 72.0% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 72.1% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 72.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.2% | 64.2% | 64.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 65.9% | 63.9% | 67.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.6% | 63.6% | 68.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.0% | 68.2% | 72.1% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Zuid-Nederland
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 82.4% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 74.7% (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 2,124 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 2,124 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 85.4% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 85.4% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 2,845 Thousand persons (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 2,053 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 2,053 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 2,053 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rates by nuts 2 region in Zuid-Nederland?
- Employment rates by nuts 2 region in Zuid-Nederland was 72.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Zuid-Nederland?
- The highest recorded value was 72.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest employment rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Zuid-Nederland?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.6% in 2014.
- How does Zuid-Nederland rank for employment rates by nuts 2 region?
- Zuid-Nederland ranks 22nd out of 441 regions with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Zuid-Nederland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zuid-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.
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