# EU regions (NUTS 2) by employment rate, 2025

All 244 values come from Eurostat, European Commission for 2025, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `employment_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Employed people as a percentage of the population aged 16 and over (Spain, EPA) or 20 to 64 (EU headline indicator).
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Employment rates by NUTS 2 region, 20 to 64 (lfst_r_lfe2emprt) (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfe2emprt/default/table)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-08
- Citation: Eurostat. Employment rates by NUTS 2 region, 20 to 64 (lfst_r_lfe2emprt). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfe2emprt/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employment-rate/eu-regions
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/employment-rate/eu-regions.csv

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Warszawski stołeczny | 86.9 |
| 2 | Praha | 86 |
| 3 | Åland | 85.5 |
| 4 | Utrecht | 85.4 |
| 5 | Oberbayern | 85.1 |
| 6 | Mellersta Norrland | 85 |
| 7 | Sostinės regionas | 84.7 |
| 8 | Střední Čechy | 84.5 |
| 8 | Zeeland | 84.5 |
| 10 | Flevoland | 84.4 |
| 10 | Noord-Holland | 84.4 |
| 12 | Bratislavský kraj | 84.3 |
| 12 | Budapest | 84.3 |
| 12 | Schwaben | 84.3 |
| 12 | Tübingen | 84.3 |
| 16 | Dresden | 84.2 |
| 16 | Overijssel | 84.2 |
| 18 | Gelderland | 84.1 |
| 18 | Noord-Brabant | 84.1 |
| 20 | Niederbayern | 84 |
| 20 | Oberpfalz | 84 |
| 22 | Freiburg | 83.9 |
| 23 | Oberfranken | 83.8 |
| 24 | Mittelfranken | 83.7 |
| 24 | Småland med öarna | 83.7 |
| 26 | Malta | 83.6 |
| 26 | Pest | 83.6 |
| 26 | Stuttgart | 83.6 |
| 29 | Stockholm | 83.5 |
| 30 | Jihozápad | 83.4 |
| 30 | Unterfranken | 83.4 |
| 32 | Weser-Ems | 83.3 |
| 33 | Drenthe | 83.2 |
| 34 | Közép-Dunántúl | 83.1 |
| 35 | Trier | 83 |
| 36 | Friesland (NL) | 82.9 |
| 36 | Koblenz | 82.9 |
| 38 | Karlsruhe | 82.6 |
| 39 | Jihovýchod | 82.5 |
| 39 | Střední Morava | 82.5 |
| 41 | Severovýchod | 82.3 |
| 42 | Nyugat-Dunántúl | 82.2 |
| 43 | Hovedstaden | 82.1 |
| 43 | Rheinhessen-Pfalz | 82.1 |
| 45 | Övre Norrland | 82 |
| 45 | Tirol | 82 |
| 45 | Zuid-Holland | 82 |
| 48 | Grande Lisboa | 81.9 |
| 48 | Kassel | 81.9 |
| 50 | Salzburg | 81.8 |
| 51 | Detmold | 81.7 |
| 51 | Eesti | 81.7 |
| 51 | Lüneburg | 81.7 |
| 51 | Västsverige | 81.7 |
| 55 | Brandenburg | 81.6 |
| 56 | Yugozapaden | 81.5 |
| 57 | Chemnitz | 81.4 |
| 58 | Dél-Alföld | 81.3 |
| 58 | Kýpros | 81.3 |
| 58 | Thüringen | 81.3 |
| 61 | Leipzig | 81.2 |
| 61 | Norra Mellansverige | 81.2 |
| 63 | Bucureşti-Ilfov | 81.1 |
| 64 | Limburg (NL) | 81 |
| 65 | Schleswig-Holstein | 80.9 |
| 66 | Grad Zagreb | 80.8 |
| 66 | Łódzkie | 80.8 |
| 68 | Eastern and Midland | 80.7 |
| 69 | Algarve | 80.6 |
| 69 | Moravskoslezsko | 80.6 |
| 71 | Centro (PT) | 80.5 |
| 72 | Groningen | 80.4 |
| 73 | Gießen | 80.3 |
| 73 | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 80.3 |
| 73 | Oberösterreich | 80.3 |
| 76 | Alentejo | 80.2 |
| 76 | Dolnośląskie | 80.2 |
| 76 | Münster | 80.2 |
| 79 | Severozápad | 80.1 |
| 80 | Braunschweig | 80 |
| 80 | Darmstadt | 80 |
| 80 | Pomorskie | 80 |
| 80 | Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen | 80 |
| 80 | Southern | 80 |
| 80 | Sydsverige | 80 |
| 86 | Península de Setúbal | 79.9 |
| 86 | Vorarlberg | 79.9 |
| 86 | Zahodna Slovenija | 79.9 |
| 89 | Köln | 79.8 |
| 89 | Wielkopolskie | 79.8 |
| 91 | Östra Mellansverige | 79.6 |
| 92 | Niederösterreich | 79.5 |
| 92 | Západné Slovensko | 79.5 |
| 94 | Hannover | 79.4 |
| 94 | Midtjylland | 79.4 |
| 94 | Stredné Slovensko | 79.4 |
| 97 | Prov. West-Vlaanderen | 79.2 |
| 97 | Sachsen-Anhalt | 79.2 |
| 97 | Severoiztochen | 79.2 |
| 100 | Northern and Western | 79.1 |
| 101 | Oeste e Vale do Tejo | 78.8 |
| 101 | Opolskie | 78.8 |
| 101 | Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen | 78.8 |
| 104 | Hamburg | 78.7 |
| 105 | Kujawsko-pomorskie | 78.6 |
| 105 | Sjælland | 78.6 |
| 107 | Alsace | 78.4 |
| 107 | Mazowiecki regionalny | 78.4 |
| 107 | Saarland | 78.4 |
| 110 | Bretagne | 78.3 |
| 110 | Lubuskie | 78.3 |
| 112 | Észak-Alföld | 78.2 |
| 112 | Latvija | 78.2 |
| 112 | Norte | 78.2 |
| 115 | Syddanmark | 78.1 |
| 116 | Centre - Val de Loire | 77.9 |
| 116 | Community of Madrid | 77.9 |
| 118 | Nordjylland | 77.8 |
| 118 | Podlaskie | 77.8 |
| 118 | Steiermark | 77.8 |
| 118 | Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste | 77.8 |
| 122 | Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas | 77.7 |
| 123 | Provincia Autonoma di Trento | 77.6 |
| 124 | Arnsberg | 77.5 |
| 124 | Pays de la Loire | 77.5 |
| 126 | Aquitaine | 77.4 |
| 127 | Dél-Dunántúl | 77.3 |
| 127 | Midi-Pyrénées | 77.3 |
| 129 | Poitou-Charentes | 77.2 |
| 129 | Região Autónoma da Madeira | 77.2 |
| 131 | La Rioja | 77.1 |
| 131 | Prov. Vlaams-Brabant | 77.1 |
| 131 | Rhône-Alpes | 77.1 |
| 131 | Zachodniopomorskie | 77.1 |
| 135 | Auvergne | 77 |
| 135 | Emilia-Romagna | 77 |
| 135 | Helsinki-Uusimaa | 77 |
| 135 | Śląskie | 77 |
| 135 | Świętokrzyskie | 77 |
| 140 | Burgenland | 76.9 |
| 140 | Länsi-Suomi | 76.9 |
| 142 | Düsseldorf | 76.8 |
| 142 | Kärnten | 76.8 |
| 142 | Limousin | 76.8 |
| 142 | Lubelskie | 76.8 |
| 142 | Vzhodna Slovenija | 76.8 |
| 147 | Berlin | 76.7 |
| 147 | Małopolskie | 76.7 |
| 147 | Região Autónoma dos Açores | 76.7 |
| 150 | Ile-de-France | 76.5 |
| 151 | Basse-Normandie | 76.4 |
| 151 | Catalonia | 76.4 |
| 153 | Prov. Antwerpen | 76.2 |
| 154 | Toscana | 76 |
| 155 | Észak-Magyarország | 75.8 |
| 155 | Etelä-Suomi | 75.8 |
| 155 | Sjeverna Hrvatska | 75.8 |
| 158 | Navarre | 75.7 |
| 159 | Aragon | 75.6 |
| 159 | Warmińsko-mazurskie | 75.6 |
| 161 | Balearic Islands | 75.5 |
| 161 | Bourgogne | 75.5 |
| 163 | Haute-Normandie | 75.4 |
| 163 | Kriti | 75.4 |
| 165 | Lombardia | 75.1 |
| 166 | Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi | 75 |
| 166 | Prov. Limburg (BE) | 75 |
| 166 | Severen tsentralen | 75 |
| 166 | Yugoiztochen | 75 |
| 170 | Basque Country | 74.7 |
| 170 | Bremen | 74.7 |
| 170 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | 74.7 |
| 170 | Veneto | 74.7 |
| 174 | Umbria | 74.6 |
| 175 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur | 74.4 |
| 176 | Castile and León | 74.3 |
| 176 | Picardie | 74.3 |
| 176 | Piemonte | 74.3 |
| 179 | Prov. Brabant wallon | 74.2 |
| 180 | Peloponnisos | 74.1 |
| 181 | Jadranska Hrvatska | 73.8 |
| 181 | Liguria | 73.8 |
| 183 | Cantabria | 73.7 |
| 183 | Franche-Comté | 73.7 |
| 185 | Luxembourg | 73.6 |
| 186 | Podkarpackie | 73.2 |
| 187 | Attiki | 73.1 |
| 187 | Champagne-Ardenne | 73.1 |
| 187 | Lorraine | 73.1 |
| 190 | Prov. Luxembourg (BE) | 73 |
| 190 | Sterea Elláda | 73 |
| 190 | Yuzhen tsentralen | 73 |
| 193 | Corse | 72.9 |
| 193 | Marche | 72.9 |
| 195 | Galicia | 72.5 |
| 195 | Východné Slovensko | 72.5 |
| 197 | Languedoc-Roussillon | 72.1 |
| 198 | Asturias | 72 |
| 199 | Nord-Pas de Calais | 71.8 |
| 200 | Severozapaden | 71.6 |
| 201 | Wien | 71.3 |
| 202 | Prov. Namur | 71.1 |
| 203 | Valencian Community | 70.8 |
| 204 | Castilla-La Mancha | 70.3 |
| 204 | Nord-Vest | 70.3 |
| 206 | Centru | 70 |
| 206 | Voreio Aigaio | 70 |
| 208 | Region of Murcia | 69.5 |
| 209 | Notio Aigaio | 69.4 |
| 209 | Thessalia | 69.4 |
| 211 | Lazio | 69.3 |
| 212 | Kentriki Makedonia | 69.1 |
| 212 | Nord-Est | 69.1 |
| 214 | Ipeiros | 69 |
| 215 | Ionia Nisia | 68.7 |
| 216 | Panonska Hrvatska | 68.4 |
| 217 | Sud-Muntenia | 68.3 |
| 218 | Canary Islands | 67.7 |
| 219 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki | 67.6 |
| 220 | Martinique | 67.4 |
| 221 | Abruzzo | 67.2 |
| 222 | Extremadura | 66.9 |
| 223 | Dytiki Elláda | 66.6 |
| 224 | Vest | 66.5 |
| 225 | Prov. Liège | 66 |
| 226 | Andalusia | 65.8 |
| 227 | Prov. Hainaut | 65.3 |
| 228 | Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest | 63.9 |
| 229 | Molise | 62.3 |
| 229 | Sardegna | 62.3 |
| 231 | Sud-Est | 62.1 |
| 232 | Basilicata | 61.8 |
| 233 | Sud-Vest Oltenia | 61.7 |
| 234 | Dytiki Makedonia | 61.6 |
| 235 | Guadeloupe | 61.2 |
| 236 | La Réunion | 59.4 |
| 237 | Ceuta | 58.3 |
| 238 | Puglia | 55.2 |
| 239 | Melilla | 55 |
| 240 | Sicilia | 51.4 |
| 241 | Campania | 50.8 |
| 242 | Calabria | 50.3 |
| 243 | Guyane | 50 |
| 244 | Mayotte | 36.9 |