Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region (Labour NUTS 2) in Algarve
Algarve: Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region (Labour NUTS 2) was 69.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region in Algarve, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in Algarve stood at 69.6%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in Algarve peaked at 69.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 63.1%, in 2001.
Algarve ranks 134th of 441 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 NUTS 2 region (Labour NUTS 2) in Algarve, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 63.3% | — |
| 2000 | 63.2% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 63.1% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 65.0% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 66.0% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 65.7% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 64.8% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 66.1% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 67.1% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 67.2% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 68.1% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 67.8% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 69.2% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 68.8% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 67.4% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 68.6% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 67.2% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 67.6% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 69.1% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 67.9% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 68.8% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 65.9% | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 66.6% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 67.7% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 68.7% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 68.3% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 69.6% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.3% | 63.3% | 63.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 65.6% | 63.1% | 68.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.2% | 67.2% | 69.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.8% | 65.9% | 69.6% | 6 |
More work & labour data for Algarve
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 65.7% (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 258.4 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 79.7% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 79.7% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 371.3 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 243.8 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 75.0% (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 37.4 Hour (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 75.0% (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 243.8 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in Algarve?
- Labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in Algarve was 69.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Algarve?
- The highest recorded value was 69.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Algarve?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.1% in 2001.
- How does Algarve rank for labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region?
- Algarve ranks 134th out of 441 regions with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Algarve?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algarve data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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