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EU regions (NUTS 2) by employment rate

Åland had the highest employment rate of 234 regions in 2014, at 86.2%. Sicilia had the lowest, at 42.4%. The median was 69.3% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 67.5%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest86.2Åland
Lowest42.4Sicilia
Median69.3234 regions
European Union (27)67.5History

Top 40 regions, 2014

CSVChart (SVG)

ÅlandÅland: 86.2 %86.2OberbayernOberbayern: 82.4 %82.4StockholmStockholm: 82.4 %82.4FreiburgFreiburg: 82.2 %82.2TübingenTübingen: 81.7 %81.7Småland med öarnaSmåland med öarna: 81.4 %81.4SchwabenSchwaben: 81.2 %81.2StuttgartStuttgart: 81.2 %81.2VästsverigeVästsverige: 80.9 %80.9OberpfalzOberpfalz: 80.8 %80.8TrierTrier: 80.8 %80.8LüneburgLüneburg: 80.5 %80.5Mellersta NorrlandMellersta Norrland: 80.5 %80.5NiederbayernNiederbayern: 80.4 %80.4MittelfrankenMittelfranken: 80.2 %80.2UnterfrankenUnterfranken: 80.1 %80.1Övre NorrlandÖvre Norrland: 79.9 %79.9OberfrankenOberfranken: 79.7 %79.7ChemnitzChemnitz: 78.9 %78.9KarlsruheKarlsruhe: 78.9 %78.9PrahaPraha: 78.7 %78.7ThüringenThüringen: 78.5 %78.5Weser-EmsWeser-Ems: 78.5 %78.5HamburgHamburg: 78.3 %78.3Schleswig-HolsteinSchleswig-Holstein: 78.3 %78.3Östra MellansverigeÖstra Mellansverige: 78.2 %78.2KoblenzKoblenz: 78.1 %78.1VorarlbergVorarlberg: 78.1 %78.1BrandenburgBrandenburg: 77.9 %77.9DresdenDresden: 77.9 %77.9HannoverHannover: 77.8 %77.8Norra MellansverigeNorra Mellansverige: 77.8 %77.8OberösterreichOberösterreich: 77.8 %77.8DetmoldDetmold: 77.7 %77.7KasselKassel: 77.7 %77.7Helsinki-UusimaaHelsinki-Uusimaa: 77.6 %77.6Rheinhessen-PfalzRheinhessen-Pfalz: 77.4 %77.4DarmstadtDarmstadt: 77.3 %77.3TirolTirol: 77.2 %77.2GießenGießen: 77.1 %77.1
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Åland86.2+0.7 pts
2Oberbayern82.4+0.3 pts
2Stockholm82.4-0.3 pts
4Freiburg82.2-0.3 pts
5Tübingen81.7+0.1 pts
6Småland med öarna81.4+0.6 pts
7Schwaben81.2+0.6 pts
7Stuttgart81.2+0.8 pts
9Västsverige80.9+0.7 pts
10Oberpfalz80.8+1.5 pts
10Trier80.8+1.5 pts
12Lüneburg80.5+1.1 pts
12Mellersta Norrland80.5+0.5 pts
14Niederbayern80.4+0.4 pts
15Mittelfranken80.2+0.5 pts
16Unterfranken80.1+0.2 pts
17Övre Norrland79.9+1.1 pts
18Oberfranken79.7+0.1 pts
19Chemnitz78.9+1.3 pts
19Karlsruhe78.9-0.2 pts
21Praha78.7+0.9 pts
22Thüringen78.5+0.6 pts
22Weser-Ems78.5-0.2 pts
24Hamburg78.3+1.1 pts
24Schleswig-Holstein78.3+0.5 pts
26Östra Mellansverige78.2+0.8 pts
27Koblenz78.1-0.3 pts
27Vorarlberg78.1+0.6 pts
29Brandenburg77.90 pts
29Dresden77.9+0.2 pts
31Hannover77.8+0.3 pts
31Norra Mellansverige77.8-1.1 pts
31Oberösterreich77.8+0.3 pts
34Detmold77.7+0.1 pts
34Kassel77.7-0.3 pts
36Helsinki-Uusimaa77.6-0.4 pts
37Rheinhessen-Pfalz77.4+0.5 pts
38Darmstadt77.3-0.6 pts
39Tirol77.2-0.3 pts
40Gießen77.1+0.2 pts
40Noord-Holland77.1+0.1 pts
40Sydsverige77.1-0.2 pts
43Salzburg77-1.7 pts
43Zeeland77+0.8 pts
45Warszawski stołeczny76.8+2.5 pts
46Gelderland76.5-0.9 pts
47Hovedstaden76.40 pts
47Noord-Brabant76.4-0.1 pts
49Leipzig76.3+0.2 pts
50Niederösterreich76.2+0.3 pts
50Overijssel76.2+0.1 pts
50Sostinės regionas76.2+2.5 pts
53Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen76.1-0.5 pts
54Sachsen-Anhalt75.80 pts
55Münster75.5+1 pts
56Friesland (NL)75.4+0.2 pts
56Střední Čechy75.4+0.6 pts
58Drenthe75.3-0.1 pts
59Köln74.9+0.9 pts
60Bratislavský kraj74.8-0.2 pts
60Jihozápad74.8+1 pts
60Sjælland74.8+1 pts
63Braunschweig74.7+0.4 pts
64Midtjylland74.6+0.3 pts
65Arnsberg74.4+0.7 pts
66Eesti74.3+1 pts
67Düsseldorf74.1+0.5 pts
68Mecklenburg-Vorpommern73.9+0.8 pts
68Nordjylland73.9+0.9 pts
68Saarland73.9+0.3 pts
71Jihovýchod73.8+0.7 pts
71Prov. Vlaams-Brabant73.8+0.5 pts
73Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen73.7-0.6 pts
74Steiermark73.6-0.4 pts
75Prov. West-Vlaanderen73.5+0.2 pts
76Severovýchod73.3+1.7 pts
77Bretagne73.2+0.6 pts
77Burgenland73.2-0.3 pts
79Flevoland72.7-2.8 pts
79Länsi-Suomi72.7+0.3 pts
79Nord-Est72.7+0.9 pts
79Pays de la Loire72.7+0.5 pts
83Syddanmark72.5+0.3 pts
84Berlin72.4+0.4 pts
85Kärnten72.2-0.3 pts
86Bremen72.1+0.4 pts
86Ile-de-France72.1-0.2 pts
86Luxembourg72.1+1 pts
86Rhône-Alpes72.1-0.1 pts
90Limburg (NL)71.6-0.6 pts
90Limousin71.6+0.4 pts
90Střední Morava71.6+1 pts
93Budapest71.5+3.4 pts
94Midi-Pyrénées71.4-1.5 pts
95Provincia Autonoma di Trento71.1+0.6 pts
96Etelä-Suomi70.8-0.7 pts
97Alsace70.70 pts
97Emilia-Romagna70.7+0.1 pts
97Latvija70.7+1 pts
97Nyugat-Dunántúl70.7+4.1 pts
97Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste70.7+0.9 pts
102Groningen70.6-1.7 pts
103Basse-Normandie70.2+0.7 pts
103Severozápad70.2+1 pts
105Auvergne70.1+1.1 pts
105Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas70.1+1.8 pts
105Yugozapaden70.1+0.9 pts
108Aquitaine70-0.4 pts
109Moravskoslezsko69.9+1.2 pts
110Algarve69.8+3.2 pts
110Prov. Antwerpen69.8+0.3 pts
112Zahodna Slovenija69.60 pts
113Lombardia69.5+0.2 pts
113Pest69.5+3.4 pts
115Közép-Dunántúl69.4+3.5 pts
116Centre - Val de Loire69.3+0.7 pts
116Mazowiecki regionalny69.3+2.2 pts
116Poitou-Charentes69.3-1.1 pts
119Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi69.2-0.4 pts
120Prov. Limburg (BE)69.1-0.1 pts
120Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur69.1+1.3 pts
122Franche-Comté69+0.2 pts
123Prov. Brabant wallon68.9-0.5 pts
124Bourgogne68.8-0.2 pts
124Eastern and Midland68.8+2.2 pts
124Łódzkie68.8+2.6 pts
127Nord-Vest68.6+0.8 pts
128Prov. Luxembourg (BE)68.5-0.6 pts
129Veneto68.4+0.8 pts
130Podlaskie68.2+1.3 pts
131Toscana68.1+0.1 pts
132Wielkopolskie68+1.2 pts
133Malta67.9+1.7 pts
133Navarre67.9+2.1 pts
133Wien67.9-1.4 pts
133Západné Slovensko67.9+1.1 pts
137Bucureşti-Ilfov67.8+1.9 pts
138Kýpros67.6+0.4 pts
138Northern and Western67.6+1.3 pts
140Community of Madrid67.3+0.7 pts
140Friuli-Venezia Giulia67.3+0.3 pts
140Southern67.3+1 pts
143Marche67+1.6 pts
143Sud-Vest Oltenia67+2 pts
145Haute-Normandie66.8+0.1 pts
146La Rioja66.7+2.9 pts
146Piemonte66.7+0.3 pts
148Champagne-Ardenne66.5+0.3 pts
148Picardie66.5+1.5 pts
150Prov. Namur66.4+3.4 pts
151Catalonia66.2+2.3 pts
151Lubelskie66.2+0.4 pts
151Małopolskie66.2+1.6 pts
151Vzhodna Slovenija66.2+1 pts
155Balearic Islands65.9+1 pts
155Lorraine65.9+0.7 pts
157Opolskie65.8+1.7 pts
158Basque Country65.7+0.4 pts
158Pomorskie65.7+1.8 pts
160Dolnośląskie65.5+2.8 pts
160Yuzhen tsentralen65.5+2.1 pts
162Sud-Muntenia65.4+1.3 pts
163Umbria65.3+0.2 pts
164Norte65.2+2 pts
165Liguria64.8+0.1 pts
166Dél-Alföld64.6+3.4 pts
166Lubuskie64.6+1.6 pts
168Aragon64.5+1.2 pts
169Kujawsko-pomorskie64.4+1.4 pts
170Região Autónoma da Madeira63.9+1.9 pts
170Vest63.9+1 pts
172Languedoc-Roussillon63.8+2.1 pts
172Śląskie63.8+1.5 pts
172Stredné Slovensko63.8+0.5 pts
175Świętokrzyskie63.7+1 pts
176Severoiztochen63.5+3.6 pts
177Corse63.3-0.4 pts
178Dél-Dunántúl63.2+3.7 pts
178Zachodniopomorskie63.2+1.6 pts
180Lazio63+1 pts
181Észak-Alföld62.7+4.3 pts
182Nord-Pas de Calais62.6+0.1 pts
182Região Autónoma dos Açores62.6+1.6 pts
184Yugoiztochen62.2+0.6 pts
185Podkarpackie62-0.4 pts
186Východné Slovensko61.9+1.4 pts
187Castile and León61.8+1.2 pts
187Severen tsentralen61.8+1.9 pts
189Cantabria61.5+1.7 pts
190Észak-Magyarország60.8+4.3 pts
191Prov. Liège60.7-1.3 pts
192Warmińsko-mazurskie60.4+0.8 pts
193Galicia59.7+0.2 pts
194Notio Aigaio59.3+1 pts
195Centru59.2+0.7 pts
196Jadranska Hrvatska59.1+3.3 pts
197Severozapaden58.9+0.2 pts
198Ionia Nisia58.8-2.9 pts
199Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest58.7+1.9 pts
200Sud-Est58.6-0.5 pts
201Valencian Community58.4+1.7 pts
202Martinique58.1+0.7 pts
203Abruzzo58-1 pts
204Region of Murcia57.9+2 pts
205Peloponnisos57.8-0.7 pts
206Prov. Hainaut57.6-1.2 pts
207Asturias57.3+2.1 pts
208Kriti57-0.1 pts
209Castilla-La Mancha55.9+0.7 pts
210Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki54.2+2 pts
211Guadeloupe53.8-0.5 pts
212Thessalia53.7-0.7 pts
213Guyane53.6+0.4 pts
214Attiki53.5+0.6 pts
215Voreio Aigaio53-2.1 pts
216Sterea Elláda52.9+0.8 pts
217Extremadura52.7+2.4 pts
218Canary Islands52.3+0.4 pts
218Ipeiros52.30 pts
218Molise52.3+1 pts
221Sardegna51.8+0.2 pts
222La Réunion51.5+1.5 pts
223Dytiki Makedonia51.2+3.3 pts
224Basilicata51+1 pts
225Melilla50.9+3 pts
226Kentriki Makedonia50.2+1.1 pts
227Andalusia50+1.2 pts
228Dytiki Elláda49.7-0.6 pts
229Ceuta48.7-1 pts
230Puglia45.7-0.2 pts
231Mayotte43.8+1.6 pts
232Campania42.7-0.7 pts
233Calabria42.6+0.3 pts
234Sicilia42.4-0.4 pts

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About this ranking

Employed people as a percentage of the population aged 16 and over (Spain, EPA) or 20 to 64 (EU headline indicator).

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the regions are compared on one definition. 10 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2014 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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.

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Which region has the highest employment rate?

Åland, with 86.2% in 2014, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest employment rate?

Sicilia, with 42.4% in 2014.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Employment rates by NUTS 2 region, 20 to 64 (lfst_r_lfe2emprt). Retrieved 2026-10-08. 10 regions have no value for 2014 and are not ranked.

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