Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region in Lithuania
Lithuania: Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region was 153.3 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region in Lithuania, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 153.3 Thousand persons for labour market slack by nuts 2 region in 2025.
That represents a change of down 6.8% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour market slack by nuts 2 region in Lithuania peaked at 347.8 Thousand persons in 2010 and was at its lowest, 124.7 Thousand persons, in 2019.
That places Lithuania 30th out of 48 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 169.3 Thousand persons | — |
| 2009 | 296 Thousand persons | +74.8% |
| 2010 | 347.8 Thousand persons | +17.5% |
| 2011 | 291.4 Thousand persons | -16.2% |
| 2012 | 256.9 Thousand persons | -11.8% |
| 2013 | 231.6 Thousand persons | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 210.3 Thousand persons | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 180 Thousand persons | -14.4% |
| 2016 | 162.9 Thousand persons | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 146.9 Thousand persons | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 124.9 Thousand persons | -15.0% |
| 2019 | 124.7 Thousand persons | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 165.7 Thousand persons | +32.9% |
| 2021 | 154.7 Thousand persons | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 139.6 Thousand persons | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 160.5 Thousand persons | +15.0% |
| 2024 | 164.5 Thousand persons | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 153.3 Thousand persons | -6.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region in Lithuania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +74.8% | 169.3 Thousand persons | 296 Thousand persons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 232.65 Thousand persons | 169.3 Thousand persons | 296 Thousand persons | 2 |
| 2010s | 207.74 Thousand persons | 124.7 Thousand persons | 347.8 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 156.38 Thousand persons | 139.6 Thousand persons | 165.7 Thousand persons | 6 |
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- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 2,214 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 2,214 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 1,458 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 1,458 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 1,458 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 38.1 Hour (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 1,458 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 70.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour market slack by nuts 2 region in Lithuania?
- Labour market slack by nuts 2 region in Lithuania was 153.3 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour market slack by nuts 2 region recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 347.8 Thousand persons in 2010.
- What is the lowest labour market slack by nuts 2 region recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 124.7 Thousand persons in 2019.
- How does Lithuania rank for labour market slack by nuts 2 region?
- Lithuania ranks 30th out of 48 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour market slack by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania 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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