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EU regions (NUTS 2) by employment rate

Stockholm had the highest employment rate of 237 regions in 2018, at 85.6%. Mayotte had the lowest, at 40.8%. The median was 73.6% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 71.9%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest85.6Stockholm
Lowest40.8Mayotte
Median73.6237 regions
European Union (27)71.9History

Top 40 regions, 2018

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StockholmStockholm: 85.6 %85.6ÅlandÅland: 85.1 %85.1OberbayernOberbayern: 84.1 %84.1PrahaPraha: 83.7 %83.7FreiburgFreiburg: 83.5 %83.5Småland med öarnaSmåland med öarna: 83.5 %83.5StuttgartStuttgart: 83.4 %83.4VästsverigeVästsverige: 83.2 %83.2Sostinės regionasSostinės regionas: 83.1 %83.1TübingenTübingen: 83.1 %83.1SchwabenSchwaben: 82.6 %82.6TrierTrier: 82.6 %82.6Warszawski stołecznyWarszawski stołeczny: 82.5 %82.5Mellersta NorrlandMellersta Norrland: 82.4 %82.4UnterfrankenUnterfranken: 82.2 %82.2NiederbayernNiederbayern: 82.1 %82.1OberpfalzOberpfalz: 82.1 %82.1ChemnitzChemnitz: 82 %82Norra MellansverigeNorra Mellansverige: 81.9 %81.9Övre NorrlandÖvre Norrland: 81.9 %81.9DresdenDresden: 81.8 %81.8LüneburgLüneburg: 81.8 %81.8OberfrankenOberfranken: 81.7 %81.7Střední ČechyStřední Čechy: 81.6 %81.6MittelfrankenMittelfranken: 81.4 %81.4BrandenburgBrandenburg: 81.2 %81.2LeipzigLeipzig: 81.2 %81.2KarlsruheKarlsruhe: 81.1 %81.1ThüringenThüringen: 80.8 %80.8Noord-BrabantNoord-Brabant: 80.7 %80.7KoblenzKoblenz: 80.6 %80.6SalzburgSalzburg: 80.6 %80.6Weser-EmsWeser-Ems: 80.4 %80.4FlevolandFlevoland: 80.3 %80.3JihozápadJihozápad: 80.3 %80.3KasselKassel: 80.3 %80.3Noord-HollandNoord-Holland: 80.3 %80.3VorarlbergVorarlberg: 80.2 %80.2Schleswig-HolsteinSchleswig-Holstein: 80.1 %80.1DetmoldDetmold: 80 %80
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Stockholm Series break85.6+1.4 pts
2Åland85.1-3.1 pts
3Oberbayern84.1+0.3 pts
4Praha83.7+1.3 pts
5Freiburg83.5+0.9 pts
5Småland med öarna Series break83.5+0.5 pts
7Stuttgart83.4+1 pts
8Västsverige Series break83.2+0.5 pts
9Sostinės regionas83.1+2 pts
9Tübingen83.1-0.1 pts
11Schwaben82.6-0.1 pts
11Trier82.6+1.1 pts
13Warszawski stołeczny82.5+2.6 pts
14Mellersta Norrland Series break82.4+0.6 pts
15Unterfranken82.2+1.1 pts
16Niederbayern82.1-0.1 pts
16Oberpfalz82.1+1.2 pts
18Chemnitz82+0.6 pts
19Norra Mellansverige Series break81.9+1 pts
19Övre Norrland Series break81.9+0.1 pts
21Dresden81.8+0.3 pts
21Lüneburg81.8+1.3 pts
23Oberfranken81.7+1.1 pts
24Střední Čechy81.6+1.4 pts
25Mittelfranken81.4+0.9 pts
26Brandenburg81.2+0.5 pts
26Leipzig81.2+1.3 pts
28Karlsruhe81.1+1.2 pts
29Thüringen80.8+0.9 pts
30Noord-Brabant80.7+0.8 pts
31Koblenz80.6+1.2 pts
31Salzburg80.6+1.4 pts
33Weser-Ems80.4+0.3 pts
34Flevoland80.3+2.4 pts
34Jihozápad80.3+1 pts
34Kassel80.3+0.1 pts
34Noord-Holland80.3+0.8 pts
38Vorarlberg80.2+0.4 pts
39Schleswig-Holstein80.1+0.8 pts
40Detmold80+0.8 pts
40Overijssel80+1.6 pts
42Bratislavský kraj79.9+0.7 pts
42Hamburg79.9+0.1 pts
44Östra Mellansverige Series break79.8-0.1 pts
44Zeeland79.8+1.9 pts
46Darmstadt79.7+0.4 pts
47Gelderland79.4+0.7 pts
47Jihovýchod79.4+1.3 pts
47Severovýchod79.4+1 pts
47Střední Morava79.4+2.1 pts
51Helsinki-Uusimaa79.3+1.6 pts
51Hovedstaden79.3+0.8 pts
51Oberösterreich79.3+0.4 pts
54Eesti79.1+0.8 pts
54Friesland (NL)79.1+1.4 pts
56Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen Series break79+0.6 pts
57Tirol78.9+1 pts
58Drenthe78.7+0.3 pts
58Sydsverige Series break78.7-0.1 pts
60Sachsen-Anhalt78.4+1.3 pts
61Yugozapaden78.3+1.6 pts
62Hannover78.1+1 pts
62Niederösterreich78.10 pts
62Nord-Est78.1+1.9 pts
65Münster77.9+1.9 pts
65Nyugat-Dunántúl Series break77.9+1.9 pts
65Rheinhessen-Pfalz77.9+0.4 pts
68Moravskoslezsko77.8+1.6 pts
69Berlin77.7+1.5 pts
69Midtjylland77.7+1.4 pts
71Algarve77.6+0.6 pts
71Budapest Series break77.6-0.6 pts
73Braunschweig77.5+0.9 pts
74Saarland77.2+0.7 pts
75Zahodna Slovenija77.1+2.7 pts
76Gießen77-0.9 pts
77Köln76.9+0.1 pts
77Prov. West-Vlaanderen76.9+1.5 pts
77Severozápad76.9+0.8 pts
80Latvija76.8+2 pts
81Arnsberg76.7+1.6 pts
81Limburg (NL)76.7+1.3 pts
81Mecklenburg-Vorpommern76.7+0.2 pts
84Pest Series break76.5+1.8 pts
85Syddanmark76.4+1.4 pts
86Közép-Dunántúl Series break76.1+0.5 pts
87Düsseldorf76+0.3 pts
88Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen75.9+2.3 pts
88Sjælland75.9+0.2 pts
88Steiermark75.9+0.9 pts
91Etelä-Suomi75.8+2.8 pts
91Länsi-Suomi75.8+2.4 pts
93Eastern and Midland75.6+2.3 pts
93Prov. Vlaams-Brabant75.6+1.6 pts
93Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas75.6+1.8 pts
96Bremen75.5+0.2 pts
97Rhône-Alpes75.3+0.6 pts
98Burgenland75.2+0.5 pts
98Nordjylland75.2+0.1 pts
100Bucureşti-Ilfov75.1+1.4 pts
101Kärnten75+1.2 pts
101Wielkopolskie75+1 pts
103Malta74.9+1.9 pts
104Łódzkie74.7+1.3 pts
105Emilia-Romagna Series break74.5+1.2 pts
106Dél-Alföld Series break74.3+1.8 pts
107Ile-de-France74.2+0.7 pts
107Midi-Pyrénées74.2+1.7 pts
109Auvergne74.1+4.4 pts
110Vzhodna Slovenija74+1.4 pts
111Grad Zagreb73.9+2.5 pts
111Kýpros73.9+3.1 pts
111Západné Slovensko73.9+0.5 pts
114Groningen73.8+2.4 pts
115Basse-Normandie73.7+2.7 pts
115Franche-Comté73.7-0.1 pts
115Norte73.7+2.2 pts
118Bretagne73.6+0.5 pts
118Pomorskie73.6+0.9 pts
118Provincia Autonoma di Trento Series break73.6+0.6 pts
121Pays de la Loire73.4-1.6 pts
122Bourgogne73.3+3.4 pts
123La Rioja73.2+1.9 pts
123Northern and Western73.2+0.3 pts
125Opolskie73.1+2 pts
126Alsace73+3.4 pts
126Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi73+2 pts
128Catalonia72.9+1.1 pts
128Community of Madrid72.9+1 pts
128Podlaskie72.9+1.8 pts
131Limousin72.8-2.1 pts
131Prov. Antwerpen72.8+2 pts
131Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste Series break72.8+0.6 pts
134Aragon72.7+1.1 pts
134Lombardia Series break72.7+0.5 pts
136Balearic Islands72.5+1.2 pts
136Navarre72.5+0.4 pts
136Nord-Vest72.5+1 pts
139Dolnośląskie72.4+1.7 pts
140Prov. Limburg (BE)72.3+0.3 pts
140Southern72.3-0.2 pts
142Luxembourg72.1+0.6 pts
142Małopolskie72.1+0.9 pts
144Aquitaine71.9+1.1 pts
144Centre - Val de Loire71.9+0.4 pts
144Stredné Slovensko71.9+1.8 pts
147Yugoiztochen71.7+1.4 pts
148Poitou-Charentes71.6+1.1 pts
149Veneto Series break71.5+0.7 pts
150Basque Country71.4+1.4 pts
150Észak-Alföld Series break71.4+1.5 pts
150Toscana Series break71.4+0.7 pts
150Yuzhen tsentralen71.4+0.1 pts
154Região Autónoma da Madeira71.2+2.1 pts
155Észak-Magyarország Series break71+2.1 pts
155Friuli-Venezia Giulia Series break71+0.7 pts
157Lubuskie70.8+0.8 pts
158Piemonte Series break70.7+0.8 pts
159Prov. Luxembourg (BE)70.50 pts
160Mazowiecki regionalny70.4+0.5 pts
160Prov. Brabant wallon70.4-0.5 pts
160Zachodniopomorskie70.4+2.9 pts
163Severoiztochen70.2+0.4 pts
164Kujawsko-pomorskie70+1.9 pts
165Região Autónoma dos Açores69.9+0.8 pts
166Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur69.8+1.7 pts
167Lubelskie69.7+1.5 pts
167Wien69.7+1.3 pts
169Dél-Dunántúl Series break69.6+1.8 pts
169Picardie69.6-0.7 pts
171Marche Series break69.4+2.9 pts
171Śląskie69.4+0.8 pts
173Severen tsentralen69.1+1.5 pts
174Sud-Muntenia69+1.2 pts
175Castile and León68.9+1.5 pts
176Champagne-Ardenne68.7+0.7 pts
177Haute-Normandie68.6+0.9 pts
178Podkarpackie68.4+0.2 pts
178Sjeverna Hrvatska68.4+1.7 pts
180Lorraine68.3+0.3 pts
181Corse68.1-4.4 pts
181Východné Slovensko68.1+2 pts
183Świętokrzyskie68+0.1 pts
184Cantabria67.7+1.2 pts
184Umbria Series break67.7+0.3 pts
186Liguria Series break67.5+0.7 pts
187Sud-Vest Oltenia67.4+1.5 pts
188Valencian Community66.9+1.6 pts
189Galicia66.7+2 pts
189Warmińsko-mazurskie66.7+1.1 pts
191Prov. Namur66.2-0.7 pts
192Languedoc-Roussillon65.4-0.1 pts
193Lazio Series break65.30 pts
194Kriti65.2+3.4 pts
195Peloponnisos65+1.7 pts
196Castilla-La Mancha64.5+1.9 pts
196Ionia Nisia64.5+5.3 pts
196Vest64.5+1 pts
199Region of Murcia64.3+0.8 pts
200Notio Aigaio64+1.3 pts
200Sud-Est64+1.8 pts
202Centru63.9-1.9 pts
203Severozapaden63.6+1 pts
204Nord-Pas de Calais63.1-0.2 pts
205Asturias63+0.3 pts
206Prov. Liège62.9+1.7 pts
207Jadranska Hrvatska62.6-0.5 pts
208Abruzzo Series break62.2+1.2 pts
209Canary Islands61.6+2.6 pts
210Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest61.4+0.6 pts
211Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki61.1+2.6 pts
212Voreio Aigaio60.8-0.3 pts
213Martinique60.7+1.2 pts
214Sterea Elláda60.6+2 pts
215Prov. Hainaut60+0.4 pts
216Thessalia59.8+1.1 pts
217Attiki58.9+1.4 pts
218Panonska Hrvatska58.2+3.2 pts
219Ipeiros58+3.9 pts
220Andalusia57.9+1.6 pts
221Extremadura57.8+2.5 pts
221Kentriki Makedonia57.8+1.9 pts
223Molise Series break57.5+1.9 pts
224Melilla56.9+4.2 pts
225Sardegna Series break56.1+2.4 pts
226Dytiki Makedonia54.6+1.9 pts
227Guadeloupe54.2-1.3 pts
228Dytiki Elláda53.7+0.1 pts
229Basilicata Series break53.3-0.2 pts
229Ceuta53.3-2.2 pts
231La Réunion52.1-1.3 pts
232Guyane51.8+1.1 pts
233Puglia Series break49.4+1.1 pts
234Calabria Series break45.5+1.3 pts
235Campania Series break45.3-0.5 pts
236Sicilia Series break44.3+0.3 pts
237Mayotte40.8-2.8 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 2018 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?

Stockholm, with 85.6% in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest employment rate?

Mayotte, with 40.8% in 2018.

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 2018 and are not ranked.

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