Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region (Labour NUTS 2) in Região Autónoma dos Açores
Região Autónoma dos Açores: Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region (Labour NUTS 2) was 66.3 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region in Região Autónoma dos Açores, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in Região Autónoma dos Açores stood at 66.3. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in Região Autónoma dos Açores peaked at 66.3 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 56.6, in 2001.
Região Autónoma dos Açores ranks 216th of 441 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Região Autónoma dos Açores, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 57 | — |
| 2000 | 56.7 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 56.6 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 58.8 | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 58.2 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 59.8 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 60.3 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 60.9 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 60.9 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 63.3 | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 64.1 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 62.7 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 63.5 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 63.1 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 62.7 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 63.3 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 63.4 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 63.2 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 63.7 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 64.1 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 64.7 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 63 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 61.5 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 63.5 | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 64.4 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 65.9 | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 66.3 | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57 | 57 | 57 | 1 |
| 2000s | 59.96 | 56.6 | 64.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.44 | 62.7 | 64.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.1 | 61.5 | 66.3 | 6 |
More work & labour data for Região Autónoma dos Açores
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 36.2 (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 190.3 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 120 (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 71 (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 63 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 74.8 (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 120 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 120 (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 126.1 (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 120 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in Região Autónoma dos Açores?
- Labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in Região Autónoma dos Açores was 66.3 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Região Autónoma dos Açores?
- The highest recorded value was 66.3 in 2025.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Região Autónoma dos Açores?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.6 in 2001.
- How does Região Autónoma dos Açores rank for labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region?
- Região Autónoma dos Açores ranks 216th out of 441 regions with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Região Autónoma dos Açores?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Região Autónoma dos Açores 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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