Unemployment rates by citizenship and NUTS 2 region in Friesland (NL)
Friesland (NL): Unemployment rates by citizenship and NUTS 2 region was 4.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rates by citizenship and NUTS 2 region in Friesland (NL), 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rates by citizenship and nuts 2 region in Friesland (NL) is 4.0%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates by citizenship and nuts 2 region in Friesland (NL) peaked at 8.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2002.
Friesland (NL) ranks 300th of 436 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Unemployment rates by citizenship and NUTS 2 region in Friesland (NL), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 4.1% | — |
| 2000 | 4.5% | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 3.1% | -31.1% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | -22.6% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | +45.8% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | +48.6% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | +15.4% |
| 2006 | 5.3% | -11.7% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | -30.2% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | +15.8% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | +20.5% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 6.4% | +25.5% |
| 2013 | 8.4% | +31.2% |
| 2014 | 7.9% | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 7.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | -15.2% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | -16.4% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | -16.1% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | -21.3% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | +15.4% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | -15.6% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 3.9% | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 4.0% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 2.4% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 3.7% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.8% | 4.5% | 6 |
More work & labour data for Friesland (NL)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 74.1% (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 347.6 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 347.6 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 488.9 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 488.9 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 85.6% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 85.6% (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 362.1 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 362.1 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 82.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates by citizenship and nuts 2 region in Friesland (NL)?
- Unemployment rates by citizenship and nuts 2 region in Friesland (NL) was 4.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment rates by citizenship and nuts 2 region recorded in Friesland (NL)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates by citizenship and nuts 2 region recorded in Friesland (NL)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2002.
- How does Friesland (NL) rank for unemployment rates by citizenship and nuts 2 region?
- Friesland (NL) ranks 300th out of 436 regions with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates by citizenship and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Friesland (NL)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Friesland (NL) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployment rates by citizenship and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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