Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region in Southern
Southern: Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region was 71.1 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region in Southern, 2012–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Southern recorded 71.1 for labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in Southern peaked at 71.1 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 64.3, in 2020.
Southern ranks 97th of 443 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 65.56 | 64.9 | 66.1 | 8 |
| 2020s | 68.33 | 64.3 | 71.1 | 6 |
More work & labour data for Southern
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who work 34.3 (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status an 1,349 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 918.8 (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 918.8 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 918.8 (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth and 74.6 (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and N 918.8 (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and NUTS 74.6 (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 68.1 (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 918.8 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in Southern?
- Labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in Southern was 71.1 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 71.1 in 2025.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.3 in 2020.
- How does Southern rank for labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region?
- Southern ranks 97th out of 443 regions with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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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