Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region in Algarve
Algarve: Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region was 25.8 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
25.8
Change on year
down 2.6%
Rank
399th
of 437 regions
All-time high
63.5
in 2012
All-time low
21.4
in 2008
Years of data
18
2008–2025
Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region in Algarve, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Algarve recorded 25.8 for labour market slack by nuts 2 region in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 50.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour market slack by nuts 2 region in Algarve peaked at 63.5 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 21.4, in 2008.
Algarve ranks 399th of 437 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.35 | 21.4 | 29.3 | 2 |
| 2010s | 46.81 | 28.7 | 63.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.18 | 25.8 | 38.9 | 6 |
More work & labour data for Algarve
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and NUTS 75 (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 258.4 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level, citi 79.7 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level, coun 79.7 (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and NUT 371.3 (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status an 371.3 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 243.8 (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 243.8 (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who work 37.4 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 243.8 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour market slack by nuts 2 region in Algarve?
- Labour market slack by nuts 2 region in Algarve was 25.8 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour market slack by nuts 2 region recorded in Algarve?
- The highest recorded value was 63.5 in 2012.
- What is the lowest labour market slack by nuts 2 region recorded in Algarve?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4 in 2008.
- How does Algarve rank for labour market slack by nuts 2 region?
- Algarve ranks 399th out of 437 regions with data for 2025.
- Is labour market slack by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Algarve?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algarve data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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