# Long-term unemployment rate in Limousin

Long-term unemployment rate in Limousin was 1.7% in 2021 (low_reliability). Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

- Indicator id: `long_term_unemployment_rate`
- Place id: `fr-nuts-fri2`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People aged 15 to 74 who have been unemployed for 12 months or more, as a percentage of the labour force aged 15 to 74. Unemployment follows the ILO definition: without work, available to start within two weeks and actively seeking work.
- Note: A share of the labour force, not of the unemployed. From the EU labour force survey. Eurostat flags series breaks (most in 2021, under the new framework regulation for social statistics); they are stored as status break.
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Long-term unemployment (12 months or more) as a percentage of the labour force by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 74 years (lfst_r_lfu2ltu) (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfu2ltu/default/table)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/eurostat
- Retrieved: 2026-10-18
- License: Eurostat reuse policy (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: Eurostat. Long-term unemployment (12 months or more) as a percentage of the labour force by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 74 years (lfst_r_lfu2ltu). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfu2ltu/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-18.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/long-term-unemployment-rate/limousin-fri2
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=long_term_unemployment_rate&place=fr-nuts-fri2

| Period | % |
|---|---:|
| 2021 | 1.7 (low_reliability) |
| 2020 | 2.6 (low_reliability) |
| 2019 | 3.2 (low_reliability) |
| 2018 | 2.5 (low_reliability) |
| 2017 | 2.5 (low_reliability) |
| 2016 | 3.3 |
| 2015 | 3.5 |
| 2014 | 4.1 |
| 2013 | 3.3 |
| 2012 | 2.5 (low_reliability) |
| 2011 | 2.8 (low_reliability) |
| 2010 | 2.6 (low_reliability) |
| 2009 | 2 (low_reliability) |
| 2007 | 2.7 (low_reliability) |