Labour force participation rates … citizenship NUTS 2 region in Nordwestschweiz
Nordwestschweiz: Labour force participation rates … citizenship NUTS 2 region was 84.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
84.8%
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
22nd
of 441 regions
All-time high
85.0%
in 2020
All-time low
80.3%
in 2004
Years of data
25
2001–2025
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Nordwestschweiz, 2001–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Nordwestschweiz recorded 84.8% for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in 2025.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Nordwestschweiz peaked at 85.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 80.3%, in 2004.
Nordwestschweiz ranks 22nd of 441 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Labour force participation rates … citizenship NUTS 2 region in Nordwestschweiz, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 81.1% | — |
| 2002 | 80.4% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 80.9% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 80.3% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 80.6% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 80.8% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 81.9% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 82.5% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 83.2% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 81.5% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 82.4% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 82.5% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 82.8% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 82.3% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 82.9% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 84.0% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 83.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 83.7% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 84.0% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 84.5% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 83.9% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 84.2% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 84.1% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 84.8% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.3% | 80.3% | 83.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 83.0% | 81.5% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.4% | 83.9% | 85.0% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Nordwestschweiz
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 84.8% (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 665 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 71.9% (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 665 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 35.6 Hour (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 665 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 665 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 924.4 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 80.8% (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 697.1 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Nordwestschweiz?
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Nordwestschweiz was 84.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Nordwestschweiz?
- The highest recorded value was 85.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Nordwestschweiz?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.3% in 2004.
- How does Nordwestschweiz rank for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level?
- Nordwestschweiz ranks 22nd out of 441 regions with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level rising or falling in Nordwestschweiz?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nordwestschweiz data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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