Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Extremadura
Extremadura: Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region was 14.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Extremadura, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Extremadura stood at 14.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 49.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Extremadura peaked at 33.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2007.
That places Extremadura 13th out of 436 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Extremadura, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 24.9% | — |
| 2000 | 24.2% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 13.9% | -42.6% |
| 2002 | 18.4% | +32.4% |
| 2003 | 16.5% | -10.3% |
| 2004 | 18.0% | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 15.7% | -12.8% |
| 2006 | 13.3% | -15.3% |
| 2007 | 13.0% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 15.4% | +18.5% |
| 2009 | 20.6% | +33.8% |
| 2010 | 23.0% | +11.7% |
| 2011 | 25.1% | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 33.1% | +31.9% |
| 2013 | 33.9% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 29.8% | -12.1% |
| 2015 | 29.1% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 27.5% | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 26.3% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 23.7% | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 21.6% | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 21.8% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 20.2% | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 17.3% | -14.4% |
| 2023 | 17.4% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 15.5% | -10.9% |
| 2025 | 14.8% | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.9% | 24.9% | 24.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 13.0% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.3% | 21.6% | 33.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.8% | 14.8% | 21.8% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Extremadura
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 802.8 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 502.5 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 72.7% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 72.7% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 802.8 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 61.9% (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 53.4% (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 428.4 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 502.5 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 428.4 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Extremadura?
- Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Extremadura was 14.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in Extremadura?
- The highest recorded value was 33.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in Extremadura?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2007.
- How does Extremadura rank for unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region?
- Extremadura ranks 13th out of 436 regions with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Extremadura?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Extremadura data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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