Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region in Basilicata
Basilicata: Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region was 52.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region in Basilicata, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in Basilicata is 52.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in Basilicata peaked at 52.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 46.1%, in 2001.
Basilicata ranks 423rd of 437 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region in Basilicata, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 46.2% | — |
| 2000 | 48.1% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 46.1% | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 47.6% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 48.3% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 48.4% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 48.7% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 48.8% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 47.8% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 49.0% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 47.8% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 47.6% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 47.9% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 48.7% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 48.2% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 49.0% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 50.3% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 51.3% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 50.1% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 49.7% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 49.8% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 48.4% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 49.4% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 49.3% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 51.3% | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 51.8% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 52.2% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.2% | 46.2% | 46.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 48.1% | 46.1% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.3% | 47.6% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.4% | 48.4% | 52.2% | 6 |
More work & labour data for Basilicata
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 403.8 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 210.9 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 210.9 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 60.7% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 60.7% (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 199.7 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 49.4% (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 57.4% (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 199.7 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 403.8 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in Basilicata?
- Labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in Basilicata was 52.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Basilicata?
- The highest recorded value was 52.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Basilicata?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.1% in 2001.
- How does Basilicata rank for labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region?
- Basilicata ranks 423rd out of 437 regions with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Basilicata?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Basilicata 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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