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EU regions (NUTS 2) by employment rate

Åland had the highest employment rate of 237 regions in 2017, at 88.2%. Mayotte had the lowest, at 43.6%. The median was 72.5% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 70.9%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest88.2Åland
Lowest43.6Mayotte
Median72.5237 regions
European Union (27)70.9History

Top 40 regions, 2017

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ÅlandÅland: 88.2 %88.2StockholmStockholm: 84.2 %84.2OberbayernOberbayern: 83.8 %83.8TübingenTübingen: 83.2 %83.2Småland med öarnaSmåland med öarna: 83 %83SchwabenSchwaben: 82.7 %82.7VästsverigeVästsverige: 82.7 %82.7FreiburgFreiburg: 82.6 %82.6PrahaPraha: 82.4 %82.4StuttgartStuttgart: 82.4 %82.4NiederbayernNiederbayern: 82.2 %82.2Mellersta NorrlandMellersta Norrland: 81.8 %81.8Övre NorrlandÖvre Norrland: 81.8 %81.8DresdenDresden: 81.5 %81.5TrierTrier: 81.5 %81.5ChemnitzChemnitz: 81.4 %81.4Sostinės regionasSostinės regionas: 81.1 %81.1UnterfrankenUnterfranken: 81.1 %81.1Norra MellansverigeNorra Mellansverige: 80.9 %80.9OberpfalzOberpfalz: 80.9 %80.9BrandenburgBrandenburg: 80.7 %80.7OberfrankenOberfranken: 80.6 %80.6LüneburgLüneburg: 80.5 %80.5MittelfrankenMittelfranken: 80.5 %80.5KasselKassel: 80.2 %80.2Střední ČechyStřední Čechy: 80.2 %80.2Weser-EmsWeser-Ems: 80.1 %80.1KarlsruheKarlsruhe: 79.9 %79.9LeipzigLeipzig: 79.9 %79.9Noord-BrabantNoord-Brabant: 79.9 %79.9Östra MellansverigeÖstra Mellansverige: 79.9 %79.9ThüringenThüringen: 79.9 %79.9Warszawski stołecznyWarszawski stołeczny: 79.9 %79.9HamburgHamburg: 79.8 %79.8VorarlbergVorarlberg: 79.8 %79.8Noord-HollandNoord-Holland: 79.5 %79.5KoblenzKoblenz: 79.4 %79.4DarmstadtDarmstadt: 79.3 %79.3JihozápadJihozápad: 79.3 %79.3Schleswig-HolsteinSchleswig-Holstein: 79.3 %79.3
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Åland88.2+2 pts
2Stockholm84.2+0.8 pts
3Oberbayern83.8+0.7 pts
4Tübingen83.2+0.3 pts
5Småland med öarna83+1 pts
6Schwaben82.7+0.4 pts
6Västsverige82.7+0.8 pts
8Freiburg82.6+0.5 pts
9Praha82.4+2.3 pts
9Stuttgart82.4+0.3 pts
11Niederbayern82.2+0.5 pts
12Mellersta Norrland81.8+0.4 pts
12Övre Norrland81.8+0.8 pts
14Dresden81.5+1 pts
14Trier81.5+1.2 pts
16Chemnitz81.4+1.6 pts
17Sostinės regionas81.1+1 pts
17Unterfranken81.10 pts
19Norra Mellansverige80.9+0.8 pts
19Oberpfalz80.9+1 pts
21Brandenburg80.7+0.4 pts
22Oberfranken80.6+0.1 pts
23Lüneburg80.5+0.4 pts
23Mittelfranken80.5+0.2 pts
25Kassel80.2+0.6 pts
25Střední Čechy80.2+2.2 pts
27Weser-Ems80.1+1 pts
28Karlsruhe79.9-0.5 pts
28Leipzig79.9+1.5 pts
28Noord-Brabant79.9+1.2 pts
28Östra Mellansverige79.9+0.3 pts
28Thüringen79.9+0.9 pts
28Warszawski stołeczny79.9+1 pts
34Hamburg79.8+0.9 pts
34Vorarlberg79.8-0.3 pts
36Noord-Holland79.5+0.2 pts
37Koblenz79.40 pts
38Darmstadt79.3+1 pts
38Jihozápad79.3+1.7 pts
38Schleswig-Holstein79.3+0.8 pts
41Bratislavský kraj79.2+0.5 pts
41Detmold79.2+0.5 pts
41Salzburg79.2+0.9 pts
44Oberösterreich78.9+0.1 pts
45Sydsverige78.8+0.3 pts
46Gelderland78.7+1.6 pts
47Hovedstaden Series break78.5+0.2 pts
48Drenthe78.4+2.5 pts
48Overijssel78.4+1.3 pts
48Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen78.4+0.2 pts
48Severovýchod78.4+1.2 pts
52Eesti78.3+1.9 pts
53Budapest78.2+1.4 pts
54Jihovýchod78.1+1.3 pts
54Niederösterreich78.1+1.6 pts
56Flevoland77.9+1 pts
56Gießen77.9+0.2 pts
56Tirol77.9+0.1 pts
56Zeeland77.9-1.3 pts
60Friesland (NL)77.7+0.5 pts
60Helsinki-Uusimaa77.70 pts
62Rheinhessen-Pfalz77.5+0.2 pts
63Střední Morava77.3+1.9 pts
64Hannover77.1+0.7 pts
64Sachsen-Anhalt77.1+0.4 pts
66Algarve77+3.3 pts
67Köln76.80 pts
68Yugozapaden76.7+3.6 pts
69Braunschweig76.6+1.4 pts
70Mecklenburg-Vorpommern76.5+0.9 pts
70Saarland76.5+0.8 pts
72Midtjylland Series break76.3-0.1 pts
73Berlin76.2+1 pts
73Moravskoslezsko76.2+2.4 pts
73Nord-Est76.2+1.3 pts
76Severozápad76.1+1.9 pts
77Münster76-0.2 pts
77Nyugat-Dunántúl76+2.3 pts
79Düsseldorf75.7+1 pts
79Sjælland Series break75.7+1.4 pts
81Közép-Dunántúl75.6+2.3 pts
82Limburg (NL)75.4+1.2 pts
82Prov. West-Vlaanderen Series break75.4+1.4 pts
84Bremen75.3+0.5 pts
85Arnsberg75.1+0.8 pts
85Nordjylland Series break75.1+1.2 pts
87Pays de la Loire75+1 pts
87Steiermark75+0.4 pts
87Syddanmark Series break75+1.1 pts
90Limousin74.9-0.2 pts
91Latvija74.8+1.6 pts
92Burgenland74.7+1.6 pts
92Pest74.7+1 pts
92Rhône-Alpes74.7+0.9 pts
95Zahodna Slovenija74.4+2.4 pts
96Prov. Vlaams-Brabant Series break74+0.1 pts
96Wielkopolskie74+2.5 pts
98Franche-Comté73.8+0.3 pts
98Kärnten73.8+0.8 pts
98Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas73.8+0.6 pts
101Bucureşti-Ilfov73.7+2.4 pts
102Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen Series break73.6-0.4 pts
103Ile-de-France73.5+0.7 pts
104Länsi-Suomi73.4+1.1 pts
104Łódzkie73.4+2.1 pts
104Západné Slovensko73.4+1.5 pts
107Eastern and Midland Series break73.3+1.6 pts
107Emilia-Romagna73.3+0.3 pts
109Bretagne73.1+0.7 pts
110Etelä-Suomi73+1.3 pts
110Malta73+1.9 pts
110Provincia Autonoma di Trento73+1.6 pts
113Northern and Western Series break72.9+2.4 pts
114Pomorskie72.7+2.1 pts
115Vzhodna Slovenija72.6+4.2 pts
116Corse72.5+2.5 pts
116Dél-Alföld72.5+1.8 pts
116Midi-Pyrénées72.5+0.7 pts
116Southern Series break72.5+1.1 pts
120Lombardia72.2+1.1 pts
120Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste72.2+0.9 pts
122Navarre72.1+2.8 pts
123Prov. Limburg (BE) Series break72+2.3 pts
124Community of Madrid71.9+1.5 pts
125Catalonia71.8+1.7 pts
126Aragon71.6+2 pts
127Centre - Val de Loire71.5+1.9 pts
127Luxembourg71.5+0.8 pts
127Nord-Vest71.5+2.6 pts
127Norte71.5+3.4 pts
131Grad Zagreb71.4+2.8 pts
131Groningen71.4-0.1 pts
133Balearic Islands71.3-0.1 pts
133La Rioja71.3+0.9 pts
133Yuzhen tsentralen71.3+5.2 pts
136Małopolskie71.2+1.3 pts
137Opolskie71.1+2 pts
137Podlaskie71.1+0.8 pts
139Basse-Normandie71+0.1 pts
139Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi71+1.3 pts
141Prov. Brabant wallon Series break70.9+1.6 pts
142Aquitaine70.80 pts
142Kýpros70.8+2.1 pts
142Prov. Antwerpen Series break70.8+1.6 pts
142Veneto70.8+1.3 pts
146Dolnośląskie70.7+0.7 pts
146Toscana70.7+0.8 pts
148Poitou-Charentes70.5+0.5 pts
148Prov. Luxembourg (BE) Series break70.5+2.3 pts
150Friuli-Venezia Giulia70.3+1.1 pts
150Picardie70.3+4.1 pts
150Yugoiztochen70.3+3.6 pts
153Stredné Slovensko70.1+1.2 pts
154Basque Country70+0.4 pts
154Lubuskie70+1.3 pts
156Bourgogne69.9-0.1 pts
156Észak-Alföld69.9+2.4 pts
156Mazowiecki regionalny69.9+1.2 pts
156Piemonte69.9+0.9 pts
160Severoiztochen69.8+2.8 pts
161Auvergne69.7-2.9 pts
162Alsace69.6-1.4 pts
163Região Autónoma da Madeira69.1+2.5 pts
163Região Autónoma dos Açores69.1+2.3 pts
165Észak-Magyarország68.9+1.7 pts
166Śląskie68.6+1.7 pts
167Wien68.4+0.4 pts
168Lubelskie68.2+1 pts
168Podkarpackie68.2+1.6 pts
170Kujawsko-pomorskie68.1+1.4 pts
170Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur68.1-0.1 pts
172Champagne-Ardenne68+3.1 pts
172Lorraine68+1.3 pts
174Świętokrzyskie67.9+1 pts
175Dél-Dunántúl67.8+0.9 pts
175Sud-Muntenia67.8+3.1 pts
177Haute-Normandie67.7+0.3 pts
178Severen tsentralen67.6+2.2 pts
179Zachodniopomorskie67.5+2.7 pts
180Castile and León67.4+1.4 pts
180Umbria67.4+0.2 pts
182Prov. Namur Series break66.9+2.7 pts
183Liguria66.8-0.3 pts
184Sjeverna Hrvatska66.7+1.8 pts
185Cantabria66.5+1.2 pts
185Marche66.5-0.2 pts
187Východné Slovensko66.1+1.6 pts
188Sud-Vest Oltenia65.9+5.7 pts
189Centru65.8+2.6 pts
190Warmińsko-mazurskie65.6+2.2 pts
191Languedoc-Roussillon65.5+0.5 pts
192Lazio65.3+1.1 pts
192Valencian Community65.3+1.9 pts
194Galicia64.7+1.2 pts
195Region of Murcia63.5+1.7 pts
195Vest63.5+2.1 pts
197Nord-Pas de Calais63.3+0.3 pts
197Peloponnisos63.3+2.7 pts
199Jadranska Hrvatska63.1+3.4 pts
200Asturias62.7+2.3 pts
200Notio Aigaio62.7+0.5 pts
202Castilla-La Mancha62.6+2.7 pts
202Severozapaden62.6+3.5 pts
204Sud-Est62.2+1.1 pts
205Kriti61.8+3.6 pts
206Prov. Liège Series break61.2+0.1 pts
207Voreio Aigaio61.1+2.1 pts
208Abruzzo61+1.3 pts
209Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Series break60.8+1 pts
210Prov. Hainaut Series break59.6-0.4 pts
211Martinique59.5+0.1 pts
212Ionia Nisia59.2-2.8 pts
213Canary Islands59+1.3 pts
214Thessalia58.7+3.9 pts
215Sterea Elláda58.6+3.4 pts
216Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki58.5+1.6 pts
217Attiki57.5+1.1 pts
218Andalusia56.3+2.2 pts
219Kentriki Makedonia55.9+0.5 pts
220Molise55.6-0.1 pts
221Ceuta55.5+1.6 pts
221Guadeloupe55.5+2.2 pts
223Extremadura55.3+0.7 pts
224Panonska Hrvatska55-0.4 pts
225Ipeiros54.1-0.4 pts
226Sardegna53.7+0.1 pts
227Dytiki Elláda53.6+2.6 pts
228Basilicata53.5-0.8 pts
229La Réunion53.4-0.6 pts
230Dytiki Makedonia52.7+2.3 pts
230Melilla52.7+2.8 pts
232Guyane50.7-0.8 pts
233Puglia48.3+0.3 pts
234Campania45.8+0.9 pts
235Calabria44.2+1.3 pts
236Sicilia44+0.5 pts
237Mayotte43.6+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. 7 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2017 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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Questions

Which region has the highest employment rate?

Åland, with 88.2% in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest employment rate?

Mayotte, with 43.6% in 2017.

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. 7 regions have no value for 2017 and are not ranked.

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