Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region by country
Countries reporting
33
Highest
9,776 Thousand persons
Türkiye
Lowest
23.8 Thousand persons
Iceland
Median
443.3 Thousand persons
Years covered
18
2008–2025
Data points
7,726
What the numbers show
Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region is currently reported for 33 countries. The highest value is 9,776 Thousand persons in Türkiye; the lowest is 23.8 Thousand persons in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 443.3 Thousand persons, and the mean is 1,269 Thousand persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 411.
Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Türkiye (up 86.6%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 72.4%).
Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 9,776 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 86.6% | rising |
| 2 | France | 4,940 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 3 | Spain | 4,690 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 4 | Italy | 4,091 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 44.2% | falling |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 3,585 Thousand persons | 2019 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 6 | Germany | 3,582 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 7 | Netherlands | 1,218 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 26.4% | rising |
| 8 | Sweden | 1,147 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 9 | Poland | 943.6 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 58.8% | falling |
| 10 | Romania | 780.2 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 11 | Belgium | 711.9 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 12 | Switzerland | 706 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 13 | Greece | 631.8 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 60.1% | falling |
| 14 | Finland | 592.5 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 15 | Portugal | 586.6 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 49.8% | falling |
| 16 | Austria | 544.5 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 14.2% | flat |
| 17 | Denmark | 443.3 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 41.9% | rising |
| 18 | Serbia | 438.8 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 60.2% | falling |
| 19 | Norway | 357.9 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 20 | Czechia | 346.3 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 21 | Hungary | 310.6 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 22 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 235.2 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | falling |
| 23 | Slovakia | 186.8 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 57.7% | falling |
| 24 | Bulgaria | 173.1 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 69.6% | falling |
| 25 | Lithuania | 153.3 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 26 | Croatia | 140 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 72.4% | falling |
| 27 | North Macedonia | 136 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 49.7% | falling |
| 28 | Latvia | 108.3 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 29 | Estonia | 101.2 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 22.8% | falling |
| 30 | Montenegro | 93.2 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 31 | Slovenia | 64.7 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 32 | Cyprus | 42 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 64.3% | falling |
| 33 | Iceland | 23.8 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 11.2% | rising |