Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region in Steiermark
Steiermark: Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region was 67.3 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region in Steiermark, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Steiermark recorded 67.3 Thousand persons for labour market slack by nuts 2 region in 2025.
That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour market slack by nuts 2 region in Steiermark peaked at 85.4 Thousand persons in 2016 and was at its lowest, 56.1 Thousand persons, in 2022.
That places Steiermark 294th out of 435 regions 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 Steiermark, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 65.2 Thousand persons | — |
| 2009 | 79.5 Thousand persons | +21.9% |
| 2010 | 73.2 Thousand persons | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 66.2 Thousand persons | -9.6% |
| 2012 | 70.4 Thousand persons | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 76.8 Thousand persons | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 79.7 Thousand persons | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 84.6 Thousand persons | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 85.4 Thousand persons | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 79.2 Thousand persons | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 62.3 Thousand persons | -21.3% |
| 2019 | 58.6 Thousand persons | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 74.7 Thousand persons | +27.5% |
| 2021 | 65.7 Thousand persons | -12.0% |
| 2022 | 56.1 Thousand persons | -14.6% |
| 2023 | 62.1 Thousand persons | +10.7% |
| 2024 | 62.6 Thousand persons | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 67.3 Thousand persons | +7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.35 Thousand persons | 65.2 Thousand persons | 79.5 Thousand persons | 2 |
| 2010s | 73.64 Thousand persons | 58.6 Thousand persons | 85.4 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.75 Thousand persons | 56.1 Thousand persons | 74.7 Thousand persons | 6 |
More work & labour data for Steiermark
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 68.2% (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 64.7% (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 615.2 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 950.5 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 950.5 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 78.7% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 78.7% (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 647.9 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 647.9 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 615.2 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour market slack by nuts 2 region in Steiermark?
- Labour market slack by nuts 2 region in Steiermark was 67.3 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour market slack by nuts 2 region recorded in Steiermark?
- The highest recorded value was 85.4 Thousand persons in 2016.
- What is the lowest labour market slack by nuts 2 region recorded in Steiermark?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.1 Thousand persons in 2022.
- How does Steiermark rank for labour market slack by nuts 2 region?
- Steiermark ranks 294th out of 435 regions with data for 2025.
- Is labour market slack by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Steiermark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Steiermark 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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