Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region (Labour NUTS 2) in Oost-Nederland
Oost-Nederland: Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region (Labour NUTS 2) was 76.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region in Oost-Nederland, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Oost-Nederland recorded 76.6% 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 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in Oost-Nederland peaked at 76.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 66.7%, in 1999.
Oost-Nederland ranks 13th 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 Oost-Nederland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 66.7% | — |
| 2000 | 68.4% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 69.0% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 69.9% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 70.0% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 68.4% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 69.1% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 70.8% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 71.4% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 71.3% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 70.2% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 70.4% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 70.7% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 71.2% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 70.5% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 70.3% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 69.9% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 70.2% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 70.9% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 70.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 71.4% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 73.6% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 75.3% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 76.2% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 76.3% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 76.6% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.7% | 66.7% | 66.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 69.7% | 68.4% | 71.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.5% | 69.9% | 71.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.9% | 71.4% | 76.6% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Oost-Nederland
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 83.3% (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 2,162 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 2,162 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)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 2,824 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 2,086 Thousand persons (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 2,086 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 83.3% (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 73.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in Oost-Nederland?
- Labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in Oost-Nederland was 76.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Oost-Nederland?
- The highest recorded value was 76.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Oost-Nederland?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.7% in 1999.
- How does Oost-Nederland rank for labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region?
- Oost-Nederland ranks 13th out of 441 regions with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Oost-Nederland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oost-Nederland 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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