Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region in Região Autónoma dos Açores
Região Autónoma dos Açores: Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region was 66.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region in Região Autónoma dos Açores, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
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 215th of 437 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 in Região Autónoma dos Açores, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 57.0% | — |
| 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 | 63.0% | -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 | 57.0% | 57.0% | 57.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 60.0% | 56.6% | 64.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.4% | 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 Hour (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 71.0% (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 120 Thousand persons (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 120 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 63.0% (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 190.3 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 120 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 120 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 74.8% (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 126.1 Thousand persons (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 215th out of 437 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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