Employment (thousand persons) by NUTS 3 region in Svalbard

Svalbard: Employment (thousand persons) by NUTS 3 region was 1 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
1
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
1540th
of 1547 regions
All-time high
2
in 2008
All-time low
1
in 2009
Years of data
14
2008–2021

Employment (thousand persons) by NUTS 3 region in Svalbard, 2008–2021

00.511.522008201420212008: 22009: 12010: 22011: 12012: 12013: 22014: 22015: 12016: 12017: 12018: 12019: 12020: 12021: 1

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2021, employment (thousand persons) by nuts 3 region in Svalbard stood at 1. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment (thousand persons) by nuts 3 region in Svalbard peaked at 2 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2009.

That places Svalbard 1540th out of 1547 regions with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Employment (thousand persons) by NUTS 3 region in Svalbard, year by year

Annual values for Employment (thousand persons) by NUTS 3 region in Svalbard, 2008 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2008 2 —
2009 1 -50.0%
2010 2 +100.0%
2011 1 -50.0%
2012 1 +0.0%
2013 2 +100.0%
2014 2 +0.0%
2015 1 -50.0%
2016 1 +0.0%
2017 1 +0.0%
2018 1 +0.0%
2019 1 +0.0%
2020 1 +0.0%
2021 1 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.5 1 2 2
2010s 1.3 1 2 10
2020s 1 1 1 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment (thousand persons) by nuts 3 region in Svalbard?
Employment (thousand persons) by nuts 3 region in Svalbard was 1 in 2021, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest employment (thousand persons) by nuts 3 region recorded in Svalbard?
The highest recorded value was 2 in 2008.
What is the lowest employment (thousand persons) by nuts 3 region recorded in Svalbard?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2009.
How does Svalbard rank for employment (thousand persons) by nuts 3 region?
Svalbard ranks 1540th out of 1547 regions with data for 2021.
Is employment (thousand persons) by nuts 3 region rising or falling in Svalbard?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Svalbard data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employment (thousand persons) by NUTS 3 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment (thousand persons) by NUTS 3 region
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
1,590 places, 38,549 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed