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EU regions (NUTS 2) by employment rate

Åland had the highest employment rate of 244 regions in 2019, at 85.1%. Mayotte had the lowest, at 43.3%. The median was 74.3% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 72.7%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest85.1Åland
Lowest43.3Mayotte
Median74.3244 regions
European Union (27)72.7History

Top 40 regions, 2019

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ÅlandÅland: 85.1 %85.1StockholmStockholm: 84.9 %84.9OberbayernOberbayern: 84.8 %84.8Småland med öarnaSmåland med öarna: 84.1 %84.1Sostinės regionasSostinės regionas: 83.9 %83.9TübingenTübingen: 83.8 %83.8PrahaPraha: 83.7 %83.7StuttgartStuttgart: 83.6 %83.6FreiburgFreiburg: 83.5 %83.5OberfrankenOberfranken: 83.5 %83.5VästsverigeVästsverige: 83.5 %83.5SchwabenSchwaben: 83.4 %83.4NiederbayernNiederbayern: 83.3 %83.3TrierTrier: 83.3 %83.3DresdenDresden: 83.1 %83.1Střední ČechyStřední Čechy: 82.7 %82.7UtrechtUtrecht: 82.6 %82.6ChemnitzChemnitz: 82.5 %82.5UnterfrankenUnterfranken: 82.5 %82.5OberpfalzOberpfalz: 82.2 %82.2Warszawski stołecznyWarszawski stołeczny: 82.2 %82.2BrandenburgBrandenburg: 81.9 %81.9KarlsruheKarlsruhe: 81.8 %81.8LüneburgLüneburg: 81.8 %81.8Noord-BrabantNoord-Brabant: 81.8 %81.8Schleswig-HolsteinSchleswig-Holstein: 81.6 %81.6MittelfrankenMittelfranken: 81.5 %81.5Bratislavský krajBratislavský kraj: 81.3 %81.3KoblenzKoblenz: 81.3 %81.3ThüringenThüringen: 81.3 %81.3FlevolandFlevoland: 81.2 %81.2KasselKassel: 81 %81LeipzigLeipzig: 81 %81Mellersta NorrlandMellersta Norrland: 81 %81Övre NorrlandÖvre Norrland: 81 %81DetmoldDetmold: 80.9 %80.9Noord-HollandNoord-Holland: 80.9 %80.9OverijsselOverijssel: 80.9 %80.9Weser-EmsWeser-Ems: 80.9 %80.9HamburgHamburg: 80.7 %80.7
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Åland85.10 pts
2Stockholm84.9-0.7 pts
3Oberbayern84.8+0.7 pts
4Småland med öarna84.1+0.6 pts
5Sostinės regionas83.9+0.8 pts
6Tübingen83.8+0.7 pts
7Praha83.70 pts
8Stuttgart83.6+0.2 pts
9Freiburg83.50 pts
9Oberfranken83.5+1.8 pts
9Västsverige83.5+0.3 pts
12Schwaben83.4+0.8 pts
13Niederbayern83.3+1.2 pts
13Trier83.3+0.7 pts
15Dresden83.1+1.3 pts
16Střední Čechy82.7+1.1 pts
17Utrecht82.6n/a
18Chemnitz82.5+0.5 pts
18Unterfranken82.5+0.3 pts
20Oberpfalz82.2+0.1 pts
20Warszawski stołeczny Series break82.2-0.3 pts
22Brandenburg81.9+0.7 pts
23Karlsruhe81.8+0.7 pts
23Lüneburg81.80 pts
23Noord-Brabant81.8+1.1 pts
26Schleswig-Holstein81.6+1.5 pts
27Mittelfranken81.5+0.1 pts
28Bratislavský kraj81.3+1.4 pts
28Koblenz81.3+0.7 pts
28Thüringen81.3+0.5 pts
31Flevoland81.2+0.9 pts
32Kassel81+0.7 pts
32Leipzig81-0.2 pts
32Mellersta Norrland81-1.4 pts
32Övre Norrland81-0.9 pts
36Detmold80.9+0.9 pts
36Noord-Holland80.9+0.6 pts
36Overijssel80.9+0.9 pts
36Weser-Ems80.9+0.5 pts
40Hamburg80.7+0.8 pts
41Darmstadt80.6+0.9 pts
41Jihozápad80.6+0.3 pts
43Östra Mellansverige80.5+0.7 pts
43Salzburg80.5-0.1 pts
45Friesland (NL)80.4+1.3 pts
45Hovedstaden80.4+1.1 pts
45Yugozapaden Series break80.4+2.1 pts
48Gelderland80.3+0.9 pts
48Oberösterreich80.3+1 pts
50Severovýchod80.2+0.8 pts
51Jihovýchod80.1+0.7 pts
51Norra Mellansverige80.1-1.8 pts
53Zeeland80+0.2 pts
54Vorarlberg79.9-0.3 pts
55Drenthe79.7+1 pts
55Eesti79.7+0.6 pts
55Helsinki-Uusimaa79.7+0.4 pts
58Tirol79.6+0.7 pts
59Nord-Est79.5+1.4 pts
60Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen79.2+0.2 pts
60Sachsen-Anhalt79.2+0.8 pts
62Hannover79.1+1 pts
62Střední Morava79.1-0.3 pts
64Münster79+1.1 pts
64Nyugat-Dunántúl79+1.1 pts
66Rheinhessen-Pfalz78.9+1 pts
66Zuid-Holland78.9n/a
68Braunschweig78.8+1.3 pts
68Budapest78.8+1.2 pts
70Berlin78.5+0.8 pts
70Grande Lisboa78.5n/a
70Midtjylland78.5+0.8 pts
73Niederösterreich78.4+0.3 pts
74Mecklenburg-Vorpommern78.3+1.6 pts
74Zahodna Slovenija78.3+1.2 pts
76Sydsverige78.2-0.5 pts
77Köln78+1.1 pts
78Algarve77.9+0.3 pts
78Pest77.9+1.4 pts
80Gießen77.7+0.7 pts
80Moravskoslezsko77.7-0.1 pts
82Severozápad77.6+0.7 pts
83Prov. West-Vlaanderen77.5+0.6 pts
83Saarland77.5+0.3 pts
85Latvija77.4+0.6 pts
85Steiermark77.4+1.5 pts
87Limburg (NL)77.2+0.5 pts
88Arnsberg77.1+0.4 pts
88Centro (PT)77.1n/a
88Közép-Dunántúl77.1+1 pts
88Sjælland77.1+1.2 pts
92Länsi-Suomi77+1.2 pts
92Oeste e Vale do Tejo77n/a
94Eastern and Midland76.9+1.3 pts
94Syddanmark76.9+0.5 pts
96Península de Setúbal76.8n/a
97Düsseldorf76.6+0.6 pts
97Etelä-Suomi76.6+0.8 pts
99Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen76.5+0.6 pts
100Bucureşti-Ilfov76.3+1.2 pts
101Pomorskie Series break76.2+2.6 pts
102Prov. Vlaams-Brabant76.1+0.5 pts
103Bremen75.8+0.3 pts
103Kýpros75.8+1.9 pts
103Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas75.8+0.2 pts
106Nordjylland75.7+0.5 pts
107Malta75.6+0.7 pts
107Wielkopolskie Series break75.6+0.6 pts
109Burgenland75.4+0.2 pts
109Emilia-Romagna75.4+0.9 pts
111Dél-Alföld75.3+1 pts
112Kärnten75.1+0.1 pts
113Dolnośląskie Series break75+2.6 pts
114Ile-de-France74.9+0.7 pts
115Alentejo74.8n/a
115Grad Zagreb74.8+0.9 pts
115Rhône-Alpes74.8-0.5 pts
115Vzhodna Slovenija74.8+0.8 pts
119Yugoiztochen Series break74.6+2.9 pts
119Západné Slovensko74.6+0.7 pts
121Prov. Antwerpen74.4+1.6 pts
122Groningen74.3+0.5 pts
122Norte74.3+0.6 pts
124Community of Madrid74.2+1.3 pts
125Northern and Western74.1+0.9 pts
125Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi74.1+1.1 pts
125Severen tsentralen Series break74.1+5 pts
128La Rioja74+0.8 pts
128Provincia Autonoma di Trento74+0.4 pts
130Bretagne73.9+0.3 pts
130Yuzhen tsentralen Series break73.9+2.5 pts
132Aragon73.8+1.1 pts
132Łódzkie Series break73.8-0.9 pts
132Pays de la Loire73.8+0.4 pts
135Auvergne73.7-0.4 pts
135Navarre73.7+1.2 pts
137Alsace73.6+0.6 pts
137Catalonia73.6+0.7 pts
137Midi-Pyrénées73.6-0.6 pts
137Poitou-Charentes73.6+2 pts
137Região Autónoma da Madeira73.6+2.4 pts
142Bourgogne73.5+0.2 pts
142Podlaskie Series break73.5+0.6 pts
142Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste73.5+0.7 pts
145Lombardia73.4+0.7 pts
146Stredné Slovensko73.2+1.3 pts
147Opolskie Series break73-0.1 pts
148Southern72.9+0.6 pts
149Luxembourg72.8+0.7 pts
149Małopolskie Series break72.8+0.7 pts
151Veneto72.7+1.2 pts
152Centre - Val de Loire72.6+0.7 pts
152Severoiztochen Series break72.6+2.4 pts
154Aquitaine72.4+0.5 pts
154Basque Country72.4+1 pts
154Limousin72.4-0.4 pts
154Lubuskie Series break72.4+1.6 pts
154Prov. Limburg (BE)72.4+0.1 pts
159Basse-Normandie72.3-1.4 pts
159Nord-Vest72.3-0.2 pts
161Balearic Islands72.1-0.4 pts
161Mazowiecki regionalny Series break72.1+1.7 pts
163Franche-Comté72-1.7 pts
164Észak-Alföld71.7+0.3 pts
164Észak-Magyarország71.7+0.7 pts
164Toscana71.7+0.3 pts
167Friuli-Venezia Giulia71.4+0.4 pts
167Prov. Brabant wallon71.4+1 pts
169Região Autónoma dos Açores71.2+1.3 pts
170Prov. Luxembourg (BE)71.1+0.6 pts
171Kujawsko-pomorskie Series break71+1 pts
172Piemonte70.8+0.1 pts
172Zachodniopomorskie Series break70.8+0.4 pts
174Sjeverna Hrvatska70.6+2.2 pts
174Śląskie Series break70.6+1.2 pts
176Wien70.4+0.7 pts
177Dél-Dunántúl70.3+0.7 pts
177Świętokrzyskie Series break70.3+2.3 pts
179Sud-Muntenia70+1 pts
180Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur69.9+0.1 pts
181Castile and León69.8+0.9 pts
181Marche69.8+0.4 pts
183Lorraine69.7+1.4 pts
183Lubelskie Series break69.70 pts
185Haute-Normandie69.3+0.7 pts
186Umbria69.2+1.5 pts
187Corse69.1+1 pts
187Podkarpackie Series break69.1+0.7 pts
189Picardie69-0.6 pts
189Sud-Vest Oltenia69+1.6 pts
189Východné Slovensko69+0.9 pts
192Cantabria68.8+1.1 pts
193Warmińsko-mazurskie Series break68.4+1.7 pts
194Galicia68+1.3 pts
195Valencian Community67.8+0.9 pts
196Champagne-Ardenne67.7-1 pts
196Liguria67.7+0.2 pts
198Kriti67+1.8 pts
198Peloponnisos67+2 pts
200Prov. Namur66.20 pts
201Notio Aigaio66+2 pts
202Castilla-La Mancha65.8+1.3 pts
202Region of Murcia65.8+1.5 pts
204Lazio65.7+0.4 pts
205Languedoc-Roussillon65.40 pts
205Sud-Est65.4+1.4 pts
207Centru65.2+1.3 pts
208Vest65.1+0.6 pts
208Voreio Aigaio65.1+4.3 pts
210Severozapaden Series break64.9+1.3 pts
211Ionia Nisia64.7+0.2 pts
211Nord-Pas de Calais64.7+1.6 pts
213Jadranska Hrvatska64.4+1.8 pts
214Prov. Liège64.3+1.4 pts
215Martinique63.7+3 pts
216Asturias62.9-0.1 pts
217Abruzzo62.6+0.4 pts
218Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki62.1+1 pts
219Attiki61.9+3 pts
220Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest61.7+0.3 pts
221Canary Islands61.4-0.2 pts
222Sterea Elláda61.2+0.6 pts
223Prov. Hainaut60.9+0.9 pts
224Ipeiros60.8+2.8 pts
225Extremadura60+2.2 pts
226Thessalia59.7-0.1 pts
227Panonska Hrvatska59.5+1.3 pts
228Andalusia59.3+1.4 pts
229Molise58.8+1.3 pts
230Kentriki Makedonia58.4+0.6 pts
231Sardegna57.4+1.3 pts
232Dytiki Makedonia56+1.4 pts
233Melilla55.7-1.2 pts
234Guadeloupe55.4+1.2 pts
235Basilicata54.8+1.5 pts
236Ceuta54.3+1 pts
237Dytiki Elláda53.2-0.5 pts
238La Réunion52.10 pts
239Guyane50.9-0.9 pts
240Puglia50.3+0.9 pts
241Calabria45.3-0.2 pts
242Campania45.2-0.1 pts
243Sicilia44.7+0.4 pts
244Mayotte43.3+2.5 pts

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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. 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 85.1% in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest employment rate?

Mayotte, with 43.3% in 2019.

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.

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