Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region in Prov. West-Vlaanderen
Prov. West-Vlaanderen: Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region was 48.9 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region in Prov. West-Vlaanderen, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Prov. West-Vlaanderen recorded 48.9 for labour market slack by nuts 2 region in 2025. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.5% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour market slack by nuts 2 region in Prov. West-Vlaanderen peaked at 48.9 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 24.5, in 2008.
That places Prov. West-Vlaanderen 326th out of 432 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region in Prov. West-Vlaanderen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 24.5 | — |
| 2009 | 31.1 | +26.9% |
| 2010 | 29.1 | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 29.4 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 44.6 | +51.7% |
| 2013 | 46.2 | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 45.4 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 48.5 | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 41.7 | -14.0% |
| 2017 | 45.2 | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 42.5 | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 41.6 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 46.3 | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 46.8 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 33.9 | -27.6% |
| 2023 | 35.1 | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 36.1 | +2.8% |
| 2025 | 48.9 | +35.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.8 | 24.5 | 31.1 | 2 |
| 2010s | 41.42 | 29.1 | 48.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.18 | 33.9 | 48.9 | 6 |
More work & labour data for Prov. West-Vlaanderen
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 561.4 (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 891.7 (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 891.7 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 561.4 (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 73.9 (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 63 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 561.4 (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 561.4 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 76.2 (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.9 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour market slack by nuts 2 region in Prov. West-Vlaanderen?
- Labour market slack by nuts 2 region in Prov. West-Vlaanderen was 48.9 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour market slack by nuts 2 region recorded in Prov. West-Vlaanderen?
- The highest recorded value was 48.9 in 2025.
- What is the lowest labour market slack by nuts 2 region recorded in Prov. West-Vlaanderen?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.5 in 2008.
- How does Prov. West-Vlaanderen rank for labour market slack by nuts 2 region?
- Prov. West-Vlaanderen ranks 326th out of 432 regions with data for 2025.
- Is labour market slack by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Prov. West-Vlaanderen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Prov. West-Vlaanderen 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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