Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Sicilia
Sicilia: Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region was 12.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Sicilia, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Sicilia is 12.2%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and down 43.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Sicilia peaked at 24.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 2025.
That places Sicilia 19th out of 436 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Sicilia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 24.3% | — |
| 2000 | 23.9% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 21.0% | -12.1% |
| 2002 | 20.7% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 20.8% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 17.2% | -17.3% |
| 2005 | 16.1% | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 13.4% | -16.8% |
| 2007 | 12.9% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 13.7% | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 13.8% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 14.6% | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 14.3% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 18.4% | +28.7% |
| 2013 | 21.0% | +14.1% |
| 2014 | 22.2% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 21.4% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 22.1% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 21.5% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 21.3% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 19.9% | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 18.1% | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 18.7% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 16.6% | -11.2% |
| 2023 | 15.8% | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 13.0% | -17.7% |
| 2025 | 12.2% | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.3% | 24.3% | 24.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 17.4% | 12.9% | 23.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.7% | 14.3% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.7% | 12.2% | 18.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sicilia
More work & labour data for Sicilia
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 3,601 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 1,694 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 54.1% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 54.1% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 3,601 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 47.3% (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 41.3% (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 1,488 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 1,694 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 1,488 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Sicilia?
- Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Sicilia was 12.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in Sicilia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.3% in 1999.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in Sicilia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 2025.
- How does Sicilia rank for unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region?
- Sicilia ranks 19th out of 436 regions with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Sicilia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sicilia 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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