Unemployment rates by citizenship and NUTS 2 region in Groningen
Groningen: Unemployment rates by citizenship and NUTS 2 region was 4.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates by citizenship and NUTS 2 region in Groningen, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rates by citizenship and nuts 2 region in Groningen is 4.5%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 50.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates by citizenship and nuts 2 region in Groningen peaked at 9.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2002.
Groningen ranks 261st of 436 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Unemployment rates by citizenship and NUTS 2 region in Groningen, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 6.6% | — |
| 2000 | 4.4% | -33.3% |
| 2001 | 3.9% | -11.4% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | -10.3% |
| 2003 | 4.6% | +31.4% |
| 2004 | 6.0% | +30.4% |
| 2005 | 8.6% | +43.3% |
| 2006 | 7.2% | -16.3% |
| 2007 | 7.5% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | -21.3% |
| 2009 | 6.8% | +15.3% |
| 2010 | 6.2% | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 8.3% | +18.6% |
| 2014 | 8.6% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 9.1% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 8.2% | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | -12.2% |
| 2018 | 5.5% | -23.6% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 5.2% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | -13.0% |
| 2023 | 4.2% | -10.6% |
| 2024 | 4.7% | +11.9% |
| 2025 | 4.5% | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.6% | 6.6% | 6.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 3.5% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 5.1% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 4.2% | 5.4% | 6 |
More work & labour data for Groningen
- Labour market - FUAs — Labour force 314,359 Persons (2024)
- Labour market - FUAs — Employment 300,251 Persons (2024)
- Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work 306,077 Persons (2022)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 457.6 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 322.6 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 79.2% (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 70.5% (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 322.6 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 322.6 Thousand persons (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 322.6 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates by citizenship and nuts 2 region in Groningen?
- Unemployment rates by citizenship and nuts 2 region in Groningen was 4.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment rates by citizenship and nuts 2 region recorded in Groningen?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates by citizenship and nuts 2 region recorded in Groningen?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2002.
- How does Groningen rank for unemployment rates by citizenship and nuts 2 region?
- Groningen ranks 261st out of 436 regions with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates by citizenship and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Groningen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Groningen 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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