Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region in Noord-Holland

Noord-Holland: Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region was 78.1 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
78.1
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
5th
of 438 regions
All-time high
78.1
in 2025
All-time low
67.6
in 1999
Years of data
27
1999–2025

Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region in Noord-Holland, 1999–2025

0204060801999201220251999: 67.62000: 67.92001: 712002: 71.62003: 70.52004: 71.12005: 69.42006: 69.42007: 70.22008: 71.62009: 722010: 71.42011: 71.22012: 71.92013: 72.32014: 71.92015: 71.52016: 72.72017: 72.42018: 72.32019: 72.82020: 72.62021: 74.52022: 76.32023: 77.12024: 77.72025: 78.1

Source: Eurostat.

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 5th out of 438 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 in Noord-Holland, year by year

Annual values for Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region in Noord-Holland, 1999 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1999 67.6
2000 67.9 +0.4%
2001 71 +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 +0.6%
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 67.6 67.6 67.6 1
2000s 70.47 67.9 72 10
2010s 72.04 71.2 72.8 10
2020s 76.05 72.6 78.1 6

Countries ranked near Noord-Holland

  1. 2 Netherlands 76.2 compare
  2. 3 Sweden 75.7 compare
  3. 4 Switzerland 75.5 compare
  4. 5 Estonia 74.1 compare
  5. 6 Denmark 74 compare
  6. 7 Malta 73.8 compare
  7. 8 Norway 72.9 compare

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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 5th out of 438 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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Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region
Source
Eurostat
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Coverage
476 places, 11,183 data points, 1999–2025
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