Employment (thousand hours worked) by NUTS 2 region in Algarve
Algarve: Employment (thousand hours worked) by NUTS 2 region was 515,741 in 2023. β² Rising
Employment (thousand hours worked) by NUTS 2 region in Algarve, 2000β2023
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Algarve recorded 515,741 for employment (thousand hours worked) by nuts 2 region in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 46.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment (thousand hours worked) by nuts 2 region in Algarve peaked at 515,741 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 352,145, in 2013.
That places Algarve 268th out of 314 regions with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 417,962 | 384,510 | 436,562 | 10 |
| 2010s | 398,901 | 352,145 | 456,184 | 10 |
| 2020s | 453,341 | 395,357 | 515,741 | 4 |
More work & labour data for Algarve
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 75 (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 258.4 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 79.7 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 79.7 (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 371.3 (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 371.3 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 243.8 (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 243.8 (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 37.4 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 243.8 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment (thousand hours worked) by nuts 2 region in Algarve?
- Employment (thousand hours worked) by nuts 2 region in Algarve was 515,741 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment (thousand hours worked) by nuts 2 region recorded in Algarve?
- The highest recorded value was 515,741 in 2023.
- What is the lowest employment (thousand hours worked) by nuts 2 region recorded in Algarve?
- The lowest recorded value was 352,145 in 2013.
- How does Algarve rank for employment (thousand hours worked) by nuts 2 region?
- Algarve ranks 268th out of 314 regions with data for 2023.
- Is employment (thousand hours worked) by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Algarve?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algarve data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employment (thousand hours worked) by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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