Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region in Utrecht
Utrecht: Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region was 79.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
79.7%
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
2nd
of 437 regions
All-time high
79.7%
in 2025
All-time low
74.4%
in 2020
Years of data
7
2019–2025
Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region in Utrecht, 2019–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Utrecht recorded 79.7% for labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in 2025. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Utrecht ranks 2nd of 437 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region in Utrecht, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 74.5% | — |
| 2020 | 74.4% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 76.2% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 77.8% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 78.6% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 79.4% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 79.7% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 74.5% | 74.5% | 74.5% | 1 |
| 2020s | 77.7% | 74.4% | 79.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Utrecht
- 1 Iceland 81.5% compare
- 2 Netherlands 76.2% compare
- 2 Netherlands 76.2% compare
- 4 Sweden 75.7% compare
- 5 Switzerland 75.5% compare
More work & labour data for Utrecht
- Labour market - FUAs — Labour force 554,504 Persons (2023)
- Labour market - FUAs — Employment 536,035 Persons (2023)
- Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work 595,347 Persons (2022)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 797.5 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 1,041 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 76.6% (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 797.5 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 797.5 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 84.2% (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 797.5 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in Utrecht?
- Labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in Utrecht was 79.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Utrecht?
- The highest recorded value was 79.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Utrecht?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.4% in 2020.
- How does Utrecht rank for labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region?
- Utrecht ranks 2nd out of 437 regions with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Utrecht?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Utrecht 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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