Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region (Labour NUTS 2) in Noord-Brabant
Noord-Brabant: Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region (Labour NUTS 2) was 76.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region in Noord-Brabant, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Noord-Brabant recorded 76.3% for labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in Noord-Brabant peaked at 76.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 67.2%, in 1999.
Noord-Brabant ranks 16th of 441 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 NUTS 2 region (Labour NUTS 2) in Noord-Brabant, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 67.2% | — |
| 2000 | 67.4% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 68.6% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 70.3% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 70.1% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 70.7% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 68.9% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 69.2% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 69.4% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 71.2% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 70.9% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 70.0% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 70.5% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 70.6% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 70.4% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 70.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 70.7% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 70.6% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 70.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 70.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 72.2% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 72.3% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 74.5% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 75.0% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 76.2% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 76.4% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 76.3% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.2% | 67.2% | 67.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 69.7% | 67.4% | 71.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.7% | 70.0% | 72.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.1% | 72.3% | 76.4% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Noord-Brabant
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 1,466 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 73.6% (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 1,466 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 1,992 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 86.3% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 86.3% (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 1,519 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 1,519 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 30.5 Hour (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 83.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in Noord-Brabant?
- Labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in Noord-Brabant was 76.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Noord-Brabant?
- The highest recorded value was 76.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Noord-Brabant?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.2% in 1999.
- How does Noord-Brabant rank for labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region?
- Noord-Brabant ranks 16th out of 441 regions with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Noord-Brabant?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Noord-Brabant 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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