Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region in Hovedstaden
Hovedstaden: Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region was 160.8 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region in Hovedstaden, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, labour market slack by nuts 2 region in Hovedstaden stood at 160.8. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour market slack by nuts 2 region in Hovedstaden peaked at 160.8 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 75.5, in 2008.
Hovedstaden ranks 153rd of 437 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.1 | 75.5 | 106.7 | 2 |
| 2010s | 128.28 | 109.2 | 156.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 131.1 | 104.1 | 160.8 | 6 |
More work & labour data for Hovedstaden
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and N 1,056 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level, coun 84.9 (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and NUT 1,458 (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status an 1,458 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 1,056 (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 72.4 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 1,056 (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 1,056 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level, citi 84.9 (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who work 32.6 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour market slack by nuts 2 region in Hovedstaden?
- Labour market slack by nuts 2 region in Hovedstaden was 160.8 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour market slack by nuts 2 region recorded in Hovedstaden?
- The highest recorded value was 160.8 in 2025.
- What is the lowest labour market slack by nuts 2 region recorded in Hovedstaden?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.5 in 2008.
- How does Hovedstaden rank for labour market slack by nuts 2 region?
- Hovedstaden ranks 153rd out of 437 regions with data for 2025.
- Is labour market slack by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Hovedstaden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hovedstaden 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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