Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region in Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi
Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi: Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region was 11.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region in Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi recorded 11.6% for youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 28.9% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region in Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi peaked at 11.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2022.
That places Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi 21st out of 341 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region in Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10.1% | — |
| 2006 | 10.4% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 9.6% | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 9.2% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 10.2% | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 9.2% | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 8.8% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 9.4% | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | +20.2% |
| 2014 | 10.6% | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 10.5% | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 10.1% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | -14.9% |
| 2019 | 8.8% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 10.3% | +17.0% |
| 2021 | 9.2% | -10.7% |
| 2022 | 6.6% | -28.3% |
| 2023 | 8.5% | +28.8% |
| 2024 | 9.0% | +5.9% |
| 2025 | 11.6% | +28.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.9% | 9.2% | 10.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 8.6% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 6.6% | 11.6% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 545.1 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 77.6% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 77.6% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 920.1 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 920.1 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 59.2% (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 545.1 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 545.1 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 599.3 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.1 Hour (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region in Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi?
- Youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region in Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi was 11.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region recorded in Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi?
- The highest recorded value was 11.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region recorded in Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2022.
- How does Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi rank for youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region?
- Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi ranks 21st out of 341 regions with data for 2025.
- Is youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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