Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Limburg (NL)
Limburg (NL): Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region was 3.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Limburg (NL), 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Limburg (NL) stood at 3.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 52.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Limburg (NL) peaked at 7.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2001.
Limburg (NL) ranks 379th of 436 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Limburg (NL), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3.3% | — |
| 2000 | 2.8% | -15.2% |
| 2001 | 2.4% | -14.3% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | +66.7% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | +25.0% |
| 2005 | 6.5% | +30.0% |
| 2006 | 5.8% | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | -16.4% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | +21.7% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | -14.3% |
| 2012 | 5.4% | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 7.4% | +37.0% |
| 2014 | 7.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6.3% | -14.9% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | -15.8% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | -29.2% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | +12.9% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 3.3% | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 3.0% | -9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 2.4% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 3.1% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.0% | 3.8% | 6 |
More work & labour data for Limburg (NL)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 605.3 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 68.8% (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 587 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 587 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 853.6 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 853.6 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 83.1% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 83.1% (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 605.3 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 587 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Limburg (NL)?
- Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Limburg (NL) was 3.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in Limburg (NL)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in Limburg (NL)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2001.
- How does Limburg (NL) rank for unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region?
- Limburg (NL) ranks 379th out of 436 regions with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Limburg (NL)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Limburg (NL) 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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