Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Länsi-Suomi
Länsi-Suomi: Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level was 80.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Länsi-Suomi, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Länsi-Suomi recorded 80.0% for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Länsi-Suomi peaked at 80.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 73.5%, in 2005.
Länsi-Suomi ranks 111th of 437 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Länsi-Suomi, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 76.3% | — |
| 2000 | 76.0% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 76.3% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 75.9% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 75.3% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 76.1% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 73.5% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 74.0% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 75.3% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 75.2% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 74.7% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 73.9% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 74.4% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 74.7% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 74.5% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 75.1% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 75.5% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 75.6% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 76.4% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 77.5% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 78.0% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 78.3% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 78.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 79.3% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 79.7% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 79.5% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 80.0% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.3% | 76.3% | 76.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 75.2% | 73.5% | 76.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.6% | 73.9% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.2% | 78.3% | 80.0% | 6 |
More work & labour data for Länsi-Suomi
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 640.2 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 62.9% (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 640.2 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 1,018 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 1,018 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 80.0% (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 704.7 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 704.7 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 69.2% (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 640.2 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Länsi-Suomi?
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Länsi-Suomi was 80.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Länsi-Suomi?
- The highest recorded value was 80.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Länsi-Suomi?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.5% in 2005.
- How does Länsi-Suomi rank for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level?
- Länsi-Suomi ranks 111th out of 437 regions with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level rising or falling in Länsi-Suomi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Länsi-Suomi 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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