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EU regions (NUTS 2) by employment rate

Åland had the highest employment rate of 234 regions in 2015, at 86.7%. Calabria had the lowest, at 42.1%. The median was 70.25% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 68.5%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest86.7Åland
Lowest42.1Calabria
Median70.25234 regions
European Union (27)68.5History

Top 40 regions, 2015

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ÅlandÅland: 86.7 %86.7StockholmStockholm: 82.5 %82.5Småland med öarnaSmåland med öarna: 82.4 %82.4FreiburgFreiburg: 82.3 %82.3OberbayernOberbayern: 82.3 %82.3TübingenTübingen: 82.2 %82.2StuttgartStuttgart: 81.7 %81.7VästsverigeVästsverige: 81.6 %81.6SchwabenSchwaben: 81.5 %81.5LüneburgLüneburg: 80.9 %80.9NiederbayernNiederbayern: 80.9 %80.9OberpfalzOberpfalz: 80.8 %80.8MittelfrankenMittelfranken: 80.5 %80.5Mellersta NorrlandMellersta Norrland: 80.1 %80.1UnterfrankenUnterfranken: 80.1 %80.1TrierTrier: 79.8 %79.8OberfrankenOberfranken: 79.7 %79.7KarlsruheKarlsruhe: 79.4 %79.4Övre NorrlandÖvre Norrland: 79.4 %79.4ChemnitzChemnitz: 79 %79KoblenzKoblenz: 79 %79Schleswig-HolsteinSchleswig-Holstein: 79 %79DresdenDresden: 78.9 %78.9ZeelandZeeland: 78.9 %78.9BrandenburgBrandenburg: 78.8 %78.8HamburgHamburg: 78.8 %78.8Östra MellansverigeÖstra Mellansverige: 78.6 %78.6SydsverigeSydsverige: 78.3 %78.3VorarlbergVorarlberg: 78.3 %78.3DarmstadtDarmstadt: 78.2 %78.2Norra MellansverigeNorra Mellansverige: 78.2 %78.2KasselKassel: 78.1 %78.1PrahaPraha: 78.1 %78.1Weser-EmsWeser-Ems: 78.1 %78.1DetmoldDetmold: 77.9 %77.9Noord-HollandNoord-Holland: 77.9 %77.9TirolTirol: 77.9 %77.9Warszawski stołecznyWarszawski stołeczny: 77.9 %77.9OberösterreichOberösterreich: 77.7 %77.7Noord-BrabantNoord-Brabant: 77.5 %77.5
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Åland86.7+0.5 pts
2Stockholm82.5+0.1 pts
3Småland med öarna82.4+1 pts
4Freiburg82.3+0.1 pts
4Oberbayern82.3-0.1 pts
6Tübingen82.2+0.5 pts
7Stuttgart81.7+0.5 pts
8Västsverige81.6+0.7 pts
9Schwaben81.5+0.3 pts
10Lüneburg80.9+0.4 pts
10Niederbayern80.9+0.5 pts
12Oberpfalz80.80 pts
13Mittelfranken80.5+0.3 pts
14Mellersta Norrland80.1-0.4 pts
14Unterfranken80.10 pts
16Trier79.8-1 pts
17Oberfranken79.70 pts
18Karlsruhe79.4+0.5 pts
18Övre Norrland79.4-0.5 pts
20Chemnitz79+0.1 pts
20Koblenz79+0.9 pts
20Schleswig-Holstein79+0.7 pts
23Dresden78.9+1 pts
23Zeeland78.9+1.9 pts
25Brandenburg78.8+0.9 pts
25Hamburg78.8+0.5 pts
27Östra Mellansverige78.6+0.4 pts
28Sydsverige78.3+1.2 pts
28Vorarlberg78.3+0.2 pts
30Darmstadt78.2+0.9 pts
30Norra Mellansverige78.2+0.4 pts
32Kassel78.1+0.4 pts
32Praha78.1-0.6 pts
32Weser-Ems78.1-0.4 pts
35Detmold77.9+0.2 pts
35Noord-Holland77.9+0.8 pts
35Tirol77.9+0.7 pts
35Warszawski stołeczny77.9+1.1 pts
39Oberösterreich77.7-0.1 pts
40Noord-Brabant77.5+1.1 pts
40Overijssel77.5+1.3 pts
42Rheinhessen-Pfalz77.40 pts
42Střední Čechy77.4+2 pts
42Thüringen77.4-1.1 pts
45Salzburg77.3+0.3 pts
46Hovedstaden77.2+0.8 pts
47Hannover77.1-0.7 pts
47Helsinki-Uusimaa77.1-0.5 pts
49Sostinės regionas77+0.8 pts
50Gelderland76.9+0.4 pts
51Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen76.7+0.6 pts
52Leipzig76.6+0.3 pts
53Jihozápad76.5+1.7 pts
54Münster76.4+0.9 pts
54Sachsen-Anhalt76.4+0.6 pts
56Gießen76.3-0.8 pts
56Niederösterreich76.3+0.1 pts
58Eesti76+1.7 pts
58Friesland (NL)76+0.6 pts
60Braunschweig75.8+1.1 pts
61Nord-Est75.7+3 pts
62Drenthe75.5+0.2 pts
63Köln75.3+0.4 pts
63Midtjylland75.3+0.7 pts
65Bratislavský kraj75.2+0.4 pts
65Severovýchod75.2+1.9 pts
67Flevoland75.1+2.4 pts
68Jihovýchod75+1.2 pts
68Mecklenburg-Vorpommern75+1.1 pts
68Sjælland75+0.2 pts
71Saarland74.4+0.5 pts
72Syddanmark74.1+1.6 pts
73Arnsberg74-0.4 pts
73Düsseldorf74-0.1 pts
73Steiermark74+0.4 pts
76Střední Morava73.9+2.3 pts
77Bretagne73.6+0.4 pts
77Limburg (NL)73.6+2 pts
77Prov. Vlaams-Brabant73.6-0.2 pts
77Prov. West-Vlaanderen73.6+0.1 pts
81Nordjylland73.3-0.6 pts
82Budapest73.2+1.7 pts
83Burgenland73.1-0.1 pts
83Közép-Dunántúl73.1+3.7 pts
83Pays de la Loire73.1+0.4 pts
83Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen73.1-0.6 pts
87Alsace72.6+1.9 pts
88Berlin72.5+0.1 pts
88Latvija72.5+1.8 pts
88Rhône-Alpes72.5+0.4 pts
91Limousin72.4+0.8 pts
92Ile-de-France72.3+0.2 pts
93Nyugat-Dunántúl72.2+1.5 pts
93Yugozapaden72.2+2.1 pts
95Kärnten72.1-0.1 pts
95Länsi-Suomi72.1-0.6 pts
97Bremen72-0.1 pts
98Groningen71.9+1.3 pts
98Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas71.9+1.8 pts
100Provincia Autonoma di Trento71.4+0.3 pts
101Aquitaine71.3+1.3 pts
101Midi-Pyrénées71.3-0.1 pts
103Emilia-Romagna71.2+0.5 pts
104Auvergne71.1+1 pts
104Etelä-Suomi71.1+0.3 pts
104Severozápad71.1+0.9 pts
104Zahodna Slovenija71.1+1.5 pts
108Basse-Normandie70.9+0.7 pts
108Luxembourg Series break70.9-1.2 pts
108Pest70.9+1.4 pts
111Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste70.8+0.1 pts
112Moravskoslezsko70.7+0.8 pts
113Algarve70.6+0.8 pts
114Franche-Comté70.5+1.5 pts
115Bourgogne70.4+1.6 pts
115Prov. Antwerpen70.4+0.6 pts
117Eastern and Midland70.3+1.5 pts
118Poitou-Charentes70.2+0.9 pts
119Lombardia69.8+0.3 pts
119Podlaskie69.8+1.6 pts
121Bucureşti-Ilfov69.7+1.9 pts
121Community of Madrid69.7+2.4 pts
123Northern and Western69.6+2 pts
123Wielkopolskie69.6+1.6 pts
125Southern69.5+2.2 pts
126Łódzkie69.3+0.5 pts
126Západné Slovensko69.3+1.4 pts
128Prov. Brabant wallon69.2+0.3 pts
128Toscana69.2+1.1 pts
130Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi69.1-0.1 pts
131Malta69+1.1 pts
132Balearic Islands68.9+3 pts
132Mazowiecki regionalny68.9-0.4 pts
134Prov. Limburg (BE)68.7-0.4 pts
135Haute-Normandie68.6+1.8 pts
135Pomorskie68.6+2.9 pts
137Centre - Val de Loire68.5-0.8 pts
137La Rioja68.5+1.8 pts
137Navarre68.5+0.6 pts
140Nord-Vest68.3-0.3 pts
140Veneto68.3-0.1 pts
142Friuli-Venezia Giulia68.1+0.8 pts
142Piemonte68.1+1.4 pts
144Kýpros67.9+0.3 pts
145Catalonia67.7+1.5 pts
145Dolnośląskie67.7+2.2 pts
145Opolskie67.7+1.9 pts
145Wien67.7-0.2 pts
149Małopolskie67.6+1.4 pts
149Umbria67.6+2.3 pts
151Aragon67.5+3 pts
151Picardie67.5+1 pts
151Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur67.5-1.6 pts
154Vzhodna Slovenija67.4+1.2 pts
155Prov. Luxembourg (BE)67.3-1.2 pts
156Severoiztochen67.2+3.7 pts
156Stredné Slovensko67.2+3.4 pts
158Basque Country67+1.3 pts
158Dél-Alföld67+2.4 pts
160Lubelskie66.9+0.7 pts
160Lubuskie66.9+2.3 pts
162Liguria66.7+1.9 pts
163Marche66.6-0.4 pts
164Lorraine66.5+0.6 pts
165Norte66.4+1.2 pts
166Świętokrzyskie65.9+2.2 pts
167Yuzhen tsentralen65.8+0.3 pts
168Kujawsko-pomorskie65.7+1.3 pts
169Região Autónoma dos Açores65.4+2.8 pts
170Dél-Dunántúl64.9+1.7 pts
171Região Autónoma da Madeira64.8+0.9 pts
171Severen tsentralen64.8+3 pts
171Yugoiztochen64.8+2.6 pts
174Észak-Magyarország64.3+3.5 pts
174Śląskie64.3+0.5 pts
174Sud-Muntenia64.3-1.1 pts
177Champagne-Ardenne64.1-2.4 pts
177Észak-Alföld64.1+1.4 pts
177Zachodniopomorskie64.1+0.9 pts
180Castile and León63.7+1.9 pts
180Languedoc-Roussillon63.7-0.1 pts
182Prov. Namur63.3-3.1 pts
183Lazio63.2+0.2 pts
184Podkarpackie63.1+1.1 pts
184Východné Slovensko63.1+1.2 pts
186Cantabria62.8+1.3 pts
186Notio Aigaio62.8+3.5 pts
188Nord-Pas de Calais62.5-0.1 pts
189Sud-Est62+3.4 pts
189Vest62-1.9 pts
191Corse61.8-1.5 pts
191Warmińsko-mazurskie61.8+1.4 pts
193Galicia61.5+1.8 pts
194Centru61.2+2 pts
195Ionia Nisia61.1+2.3 pts
195Valencian Community61.1+2.7 pts
197Prov. Liège60.8+0.1 pts
198Sud-Vest Oltenia60.5-6.5 pts
199Severozapaden60.1+1.2 pts
200Jadranska Hrvatska59.7+0.6 pts
201Martinique59.4+1.3 pts
202Peloponnisos58.9+1.1 pts
203Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest58.70 pts
204Abruzzo58.6+0.6 pts
205Asturias58.2+0.9 pts
205Region of Murcia58.2+0.3 pts
207Prov. Hainaut58+0.4 pts
208Castilla-La Mancha57.7+1.8 pts
209Kriti56.1-0.9 pts
210Canary Islands55.6+3.3 pts
210Sterea Elláda55.6+2.7 pts
212Voreio Aigaio55.5+2.5 pts
213Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki55.4+1.2 pts
214Attiki54.9+1.4 pts
215Guadeloupe54.2+0.4 pts
215La Réunion54.2+2.7 pts
217Kentriki Makedonia53.8+3.6 pts
218Sardegna53.5+1.7 pts
219Extremadura53.4+0.7 pts
220Thessalia53.3-0.4 pts
221Ipeiros53.2+0.9 pts
221Molise53.2+0.9 pts
223Basilicata53.1+2.1 pts
224Guyane52.9-0.7 pts
225Andalusia52.6+2.6 pts
226Dytiki Elláda51.4+1.7 pts
227Ceuta50.8+2.1 pts
228Dytiki Makedonia49.4-1.8 pts
229Melilla48.4-2.5 pts
230Puglia47+1.3 pts
231Mayotte43.9+0.1 pts
232Sicilia43.4+1 pts
233Campania43.1+0.4 pts
234Calabria42.1-0.5 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 2015 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 86.7% in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest employment rate?

Calabria, with 42.1% in 2015.

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 2015 and are not ranked.

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