Employment (thousand hours worked) by NUTS 2 region in Cataluña
Cataluña: Employment (thousand hours worked) by NUTS 2 region was 6.42 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Employment (thousand hours worked) by NUTS 2 region in Cataluña, 2000–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Cataluña recorded 6.42 million for employment (thousand hours worked) by nuts 2 region in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment (thousand hours worked) by nuts 2 region in Cataluña peaked at 6.42 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.28 million, in 2013.
Cataluña ranks 17th of 313 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.89 million | 5.32 million | 6.40 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.70 million | 5.28 million | 6.12 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.03 million | 5.43 million | 6.42 million | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Cataluña
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 6,277 (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 4,267 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 77.4 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 77.4 (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 6,277 (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 3,910 (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 62.3 (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 3,910 (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 4,267 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 3,910 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment (thousand hours worked) by nuts 2 region in Cataluña?
- Employment (thousand hours worked) by nuts 2 region in Cataluña was 6.42 million in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment (thousand hours worked) by nuts 2 region recorded in Cataluña?
- The highest recorded value was 6.42 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest employment (thousand hours worked) by nuts 2 region recorded in Cataluña?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.28 million in 2013.
- How does Cataluña rank for employment (thousand hours worked) by nuts 2 region?
- Cataluña ranks 17th out of 313 regions with data for 2024.
- Is employment (thousand hours worked) by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Cataluña?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cataluña 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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