Labour force participation rates … citizenship NUTS 2 region in Southern
Southern: Labour force participation rates … citizenship NUTS 2 region was 78.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Southern, 2012–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Southern is 78.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Southern peaked at 78.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 70.8%, in 2020.
That places Southern 159th out of 441 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Labour force participation rates … citizenship NUTS 2 region in Southern, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 71.8% | — |
| 2013 | 72.1% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 71.4% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 72.0% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 72.6% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 72.4% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 71.4% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 71.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 70.8% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 73.0% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 75.4% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 76.3% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 76.9% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 78.0% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 71.9% | 71.4% | 72.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 75.1% | 70.8% | 78.0% | 6 |
More work & labour data for Southern
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 959.3 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 918.8 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 68.1% (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 918.8 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 918.8 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 1,349 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 78.0% (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 959.3 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 74.6% (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 74.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Southern?
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Southern was 78.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 78.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.8% in 2020.
- How does Southern rank for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level?
- Southern ranks 159th out of 441 regions with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level rising or falling in Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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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