Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Nord-Pas de Calais
Nord-Pas de Calais: Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region was 9.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Nord-Pas de Calais, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Nord-Pas de Calais recorded 9.0% for unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in 2025.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Nord-Pas de Calais peaked at 18.1% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2022.
Nord-Pas de Calais ranks 60th of 436 regions on this measure, in the top 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 Nord-Pas de Calais, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 18.1% | — |
| 2000 | 16.7% | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 14.0% | -16.2% |
| 2002 | 13.4% | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 10.2% | -23.9% |
| 2004 | 12.4% | +21.6% |
| 2005 | 12.8% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 12.0% | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 11.3% | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 11.0% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 13.2% | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 12.5% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 12.3% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 13.1% | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 14.7% | +12.2% |
| 2014 | 13.8% | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 13.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13.3% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 12.9% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 12.2% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 11.2% | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | -18.7% |
| 2021 | 8.8% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 9.8% | +12.6% |
| 2024 | 9.5% | -3.1% |
| 2025 | 9.0% | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.1% | 18.1% | 18.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.7% | 10.2% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 11.2% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 8.7% | 9.8% | 6 |
More work & labour data for Nord-Pas de Calais
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 1,855 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 58.0% (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 1,688 Thousand persons (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 1,688 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 1,688 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 2,910 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 2,910 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 73.2% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 73.2% (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 1,688 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Nord-Pas de Calais?
- Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Nord-Pas de Calais was 9.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in Nord-Pas de Calais?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 1999.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in Nord-Pas de Calais?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2022.
- How does Nord-Pas de Calais rank for unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region?
- Nord-Pas de Calais ranks 60th out of 436 regions with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Nord-Pas de Calais?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nord-Pas de Calais 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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