Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region (Labour NUTS 2) in Noord-Holland
Noord-Holland: Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region (Labour NUTS 2) was 78.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region in Noord-Holland, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Noord-Holland recorded 78.1% for labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in Noord-Holland peaked at 78.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 67.6%, in 1999.
That places Noord-Holland 6th out of 441 regions with data for 2025, putting it 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-Holland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 67.6% | — |
| 2000 | 67.9% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 71.0% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 71.6% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 70.5% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 71.1% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 69.4% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 69.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 70.2% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 71.6% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 72.0% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 71.4% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 71.2% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 71.9% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 72.3% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 71.9% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 71.5% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 72.7% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 72.4% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 72.3% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 72.8% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 72.6% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 74.5% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 76.3% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 77.1% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 77.7% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 78.1% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.6% | 67.6% | 67.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 70.5% | 67.9% | 72.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.0% | 71.2% | 72.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.0% | 72.6% | 78.1% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Noord-Holland
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 1,692 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 75.2% (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 1,692 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 2,252 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 86.4% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 86.4% (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 1,759 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 1,759 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 30.8 Hour (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 83.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in Noord-Holland?
- Labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in Noord-Holland was 78.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Noord-Holland?
- The highest recorded value was 78.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Noord-Holland?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.6% in 1999.
- How does Noord-Holland rank for labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region?
- Noord-Holland ranks 6th out of 441 regions with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Noord-Holland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Noord-Holland 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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