Labour force: number of persons and farm work (AWU) by sex of worker, category of worker, legal status of holding, economic size of farm (ESU) and NUTS 2 region by country
Countries reporting
16
Highest
1.30 million Annual working unit (AWU)
Italy
Lowest
3,750 Annual working unit (AWU)
Luxembourg
Median
165,110 Annual working unit (AWU)
Years covered
18
1990–2007
Data points
863
What the numbers show
Labour force: number of persons and farm work (AWU) by sex of worker, category of worker, legal status of holding, economic size of farm (ESU) and NUTS 2 region is currently reported for 16 countries. The highest value is 1.30 million Annual working unit (AWU) in Italy; the lowest is 3,750 Annual working unit (AWU) in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 165,110 Annual working unit (AWU), and the mean is 352,623 Annual working unit (AWU).
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 347.
Labour force: number of persons and farm work (AWU) by sex of worker: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 1.30 million Annual working unit (AWU) | 2007 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 2 | Spain | 967,680 Annual working unit (AWU) | 2007 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 3 | Metropolitan France | 878,460 Annual working unit (AWU) | 2003 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 4 | Greece | 568,710 Annual working unit (AWU) | 2007 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 5 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 341,370 Annual working unit (AWU) | 2007 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 341,370 Annual working unit (AWU) | 2007 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 7 | Portugal | 338,040 Annual working unit (AWU) | 2007 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 8 | Netherlands | 165,110 Annual working unit (AWU) | 2007 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 8 | Netherlands | 165,110 Annual working unit (AWU) | 2007 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 10 | Austria | 163,330 Annual working unit (AWU) | 2007 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 11 | Ireland | 147,540 Annual working unit (AWU) | 2007 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 12 | Finland | 72,390 Annual working unit (AWU) | 2007 | down 42.4% | falling |
| 13 | Belgium | 65,600 Annual working unit (AWU) | 2007 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 14 | Sweden | 65,470 Annual working unit (AWU) | 2007 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 15 | Denmark | 55,860 Annual working unit (AWU) | 2007 | down 43.0% | falling |
| 16 | Luxembourg | 3,750 Annual working unit (AWU) | 2007 | down 25.6% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Andalucía 262,120 Annual working unit (AWU)
- Norte 138,490 Annual working unit (AWU)
- Puglia 138,280 Annual working unit (AWU)
- Veneto (NUTS 2006) 114,360 Annual working unit (AWU)
- Sicilia 114,030 Annual working unit (AWU)
- Galicia 113,570 Annual working unit (AWU)
- Campania 111,400 Annual working unit (AWU)
- Kentriki Makedonia (NUTS 2010) 89,980 Annual working unit (AWU)
- Piemonte 89,520 Annual working unit (AWU)
- Calabria 88,940 Annual working unit (AWU)
- Castilla-La Mancha 88,470 Annual working unit (AWU)
- Emilia-Romagna (NUTS 2006) 86,530 Annual working unit (AWU)
- Toscana (NUTS 2006) 81,370 Annual working unit (AWU)
- Castilla y León 80,710 Annual working unit (AWU)
- Aquitaine (NUTS 2013) 76,690 Annual working unit (AWU)
- Lombardia 75,860 Annual working unit (AWU)
- Comunitat Valenciana 74,380 Annual working unit (AWU)
- Peloponnisos (NUTS 2010) 73,440 Annual working unit (AWU)
- Lazio (NUTS 2006) 71,060 Annual working unit (AWU)
- Pays de la Loire (NUTS 2013) 68,680 Annual working unit (AWU)
- Cataluña 67,750 Annual working unit (AWU)
- Dytiki Ellada (NUTS 2010) 67,010 Annual working unit (AWU)
- West-Nederland 66,330 Annual working unit (AWU)
- Kriti 66,220 Annual working unit (AWU)
- Midi-Pyrénées (NUTS 2013) 62,620 Annual working unit (AWU)
- Extremadura 61,350 Annual working unit (AWU)
- Sardegna 60,720 Annual working unit (AWU)
- Bretagne (NUTS 2013) 60,520 Annual working unit (AWU)
- Rhône-Alpes (NUTS 2013) 59,850 Annual working unit (AWU)
- Thessalia (NUTS 2010) 54,600 Annual working unit (AWU)
- Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki (NUTS 2010) 53,420 Annual working unit (AWU)
- Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest and Vlaams Gewest 51,270 Annual working unit (AWU)
- South West (UK) (NUTS 2021) 48,430 Annual working unit (AWU)
- Abruzzo 48,260 Annual working unit (AWU)
- Oost-Nederland 47,860 Annual working unit (AWU)
- Sterea Ellada (NUTS 2010) 47,600 Annual working unit (AWU)
- Zuid-Nederland 46,270 Annual working unit (AWU)
- Languedoc-Roussillon (NUTS 2013) 46,130 Annual working unit (AWU)
- Región de Murcia 42,810 Annual working unit (AWU)
- Scotland (NUTS 2021) 42,610 Annual working unit (AWU)