Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Groningen
Groningen: Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region was 4.5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Groningen, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Groningen is 4.5, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 50.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Groningen peaked at 9.1 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.5, in 2002.
Groningen ranks 262nd of 437 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 educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Groningen, year by year
| Year | Value | 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 | +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 | +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 | 5.84 | 3.5 | 8.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2 | 5.1 | 9.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.78 | 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 citizenship, labour status and 457.6 (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 457.6 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 322.6 (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 79.2 (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 322.6 (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 70.5 (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 29 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Groningen?
- Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Groningen was 4.5 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in Groningen?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1 in 2015.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in Groningen?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5 in 2002.
- How does Groningen rank for unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region?
- Groningen ranks 262nd out of 437 regions with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates by educational attainment level 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 educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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