Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Groningen
Groningen: Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level was 83.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Groningen, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Groningen stood at 83.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Groningen peaked at 83.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 71.1%, in 1999.
Groningen ranks 40th of 437 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Groningen, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 71.1% | — |
| 2000 | 71.5% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 73.9% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 74.6% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 72.9% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 72.8% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 72.1% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 71.3% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 74.4% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 74.0% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 74.1% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 75.2% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 75.7% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 76.0% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 75.9% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 74.4% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 76.6% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 75.8% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 74.8% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 75.9% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 76.3% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 76.0% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 81.3% | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 83.8% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 82.9% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 83.3% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 83.1% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.1% | 71.1% | 71.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 73.2% | 71.3% | 74.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.7% | 74.4% | 76.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.7% | 76.0% | 83.8% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Groningen
- Labour market - FUAs — Labour force 314,359 Persons (2024)
- Labour market - FUAs — Employment 300,251 Persons (2024)
- Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work 306,077 Persons (2022)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 457.6 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 79.2% (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 457.6 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 322.6 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 70.5% (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 29 Hour (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 322.6 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Groningen?
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Groningen was 83.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Groningen?
- The highest recorded value was 83.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Groningen?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.1% in 1999.
- How does Groningen rank for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level?
- Groningen ranks 40th out of 437 regions with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level rising or falling in Groningen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Groningen data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level, country of birth and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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