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EU regions (NUTS 2) by employment rate

Åland had the highest employment rate of 243 regions in 2022, at 89.7%. Sicilia had the lowest, at 46.2%. The median was 76.5% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 74.6%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest89.7Åland
Lowest46.2Sicilia
Median76.5243 regions
European Union (27)74.6History

Top 40 regions, 2022

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ÅlandÅland: 89.7 %89.7Warszawski stołecznyWarszawski stołeczny: 85.5 %85.5UtrechtUtrecht: 85.1 %85.1StockholmStockholm: 85 %85BudapestBudapest: 84.9 %84.9NiederbayernNiederbayern: 84.9 %84.9Bratislavský krajBratislavský kraj: 84.5 %84.5PrahaPraha: 84.4 %84.4Sostinės regionasSostinės regionas: 84.4 %84.4Noord-BrabantNoord-Brabant: 84.3 %84.3TübingenTübingen: 84.3 %84.3SchwabenSchwaben: 84.1 %84.1OberbayernOberbayern: 84 %84OberpfalzOberpfalz: 83.8 %83.8FreiburgFreiburg: 83.7 %83.7Småland med öarnaSmåland med öarna: 83.7 %83.7ChemnitzChemnitz: 83.6 %83.6Noord-HollandNoord-Holland: 83.5 %83.5Střední ČechyStřední Čechy: 83.5 %83.5VästsverigeVästsverige: 83.5 %83.5ZeelandZeeland: 83.5 %83.5Közép-DunántúlKözép-Dunántúl: 83.4 %83.4Mellersta NorrlandMellersta Norrland: 83.4 %83.4DrentheDrenthe: 83.3 %83.3GelderlandGelderland: 83.3 %83.3OverijsselOverijssel: 83.3 %83.3LeipzigLeipzig: 83.2 %83.2FlevolandFlevoland: 83 %83TrierTrier: 82.9 %82.9DresdenDresden: 82.8 %82.8StuttgartStuttgart: 82.8 %82.8PestPest: 82.7 %82.7Nyugat-DunántúlNyugat-Dunántúl: 82.5 %82.5LüneburgLüneburg: 82.4 %82.4JihozápadJihozápad: 82.3 %82.3Friesland (NL)Friesland (NL): 82.2 %82.2OberfrankenOberfranken: 82.1 %82.1ThüringenThüringen: 82.1 %82.1UnterfrankenUnterfranken: 82.1 %82.1BrandenburgBrandenburg: 82 %82
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Åland89.7+0.6 pts
2Warszawski stołeczny85.5+1.8 pts
3Utrecht85.1+1.1 pts
4Stockholm85+1.5 pts
5Budapest84.9+1.7 pts
5Niederbayern84.9+1.3 pts
7Bratislavský kraj84.5+1.1 pts
8Praha84.4+2 pts
8Sostinės regionas84.4+0.8 pts
10Noord-Brabant84.3+0.2 pts
10Tübingen84.3+2 pts
12Schwaben84.1+1.3 pts
13Oberbayern84+1.2 pts
14Oberpfalz83.8+1.3 pts
15Freiburg83.7+1.3 pts
15Småland med öarna83.7+2.2 pts
17Chemnitz83.6-0.1 pts
18Noord-Holland83.5+1.9 pts
18Střední Čechy83.5+1.6 pts
18Västsverige83.5+2.3 pts
18Zeeland83.5+0.1 pts
22Közép-Dunántúl83.4+1.8 pts
22Mellersta Norrland83.4-0.3 pts
24Drenthe83.3+2.7 pts
24Gelderland83.3+1.6 pts
24Overijssel83.3+1.3 pts
27Leipzig83.2+2.4 pts
28Flevoland83+2.2 pts
29Trier82.9+3.7 pts
30Dresden82.8+0.5 pts
30Stuttgart82.8+1.1 pts
32Pest82.7+0.5 pts
33Nyugat-Dunántúl82.5+0.5 pts
34Lüneburg82.4+0.7 pts
35Jihozápad82.3+1.1 pts
36Friesland (NL)82.2+0.8 pts
37Oberfranken82.1-0.1 pts
37Thüringen82.1+0.3 pts
37Unterfranken82.1-1.3 pts
40Brandenburg82-0.5 pts
40Hovedstaden82+1.8 pts
42Eesti81.9+2.6 pts
43Zuid-Holland81.8+1.3 pts
44Mittelfranken81.7+1 pts
44Yugozapaden81.7+2.7 pts
46Karlsruhe81.4+0.8 pts
46Övre Norrland81.4+1.8 pts
48Jihovýchod81.3+1.3 pts
48Koblenz81.3+1.4 pts
48Norra Mellansverige81.3+2.8 pts
48Weser-Ems81.3+2.7 pts
52Groningen80.9+2.6 pts
52Severovýchod80.9+0.9 pts
52Tirol80.9+3.8 pts
55Hannover80.8+0.9 pts
55Helsinki-Uusimaa80.8+1.6 pts
55Oberösterreich80.8+1.5 pts
55Schleswig-Holstein80.8+0.2 pts
59Salzburg80.7+2 pts
60Kassel80.1+0.3 pts
60Malta80.1+2.3 pts
60Sachsen-Anhalt80.1+0.8 pts
60Střední Morava80.1+1.3 pts
60Zahodna Slovenija80.1+2.1 pts
65Midtjylland80+1.2 pts
65Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen80+0.8 pts
67Bucureşti-Ilfov79.9+2.9 pts
68Detmold79.8+1.1 pts
68Vorarlberg79.8+0.7 pts
70Grande Lisboa79.6+1.5 pts
71Braunschweig79.4+1.8 pts
71Hamburg79.4+0.5 pts
73Algarve79.2+3.6 pts
73Eastern and Midland79.2+3 pts
73Limburg (NL)79.20 pts
73Mecklenburg-Vorpommern79.2-0.5 pts
73Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen79.2+3.4 pts
73Severozápad79.2+1.7 pts
79Gießen79.1+2.7 pts
79Münster79.1+1 pts
79Pomorskie79.1+1.6 pts
79Sydsverige79.1+2.3 pts
83Berlin78.9+2.2 pts
83Dél-Alföld78.9+0.3 pts
83Köln78.9+1.9 pts
83Sjælland78.9+1 pts
87Darmstadt78.8+1.5 pts
87Syddanmark78.80 pts
87Wielkopolskie78.8+0.5 pts
90Alentejo78.7+3 pts
91Centro (PT)78.6+2.7 pts
91Kýpros78.6+2.3 pts
93Länsi-Suomi78.5+2 pts
93Łódzkie78.5+2.8 pts
93Moravskoslezsko78.5+1.7 pts
93Niederösterreich78.5+1 pts
93Nordjylland78.5+1.2 pts
93Rheinhessen-Pfalz78.5-0.5 pts
99Saarland78.3+0.1 pts
99Západné Slovensko78.3+1 pts
101Arnsberg78.1+2.6 pts
102Östra Mellansverige78-0.1 pts
102Prov. West-Vlaanderen78+1 pts
104Northern and Western77.8+3 pts
105Steiermark77.6+1.7 pts
106Etelä-Suomi77.5+1.2 pts
106Grad Zagreb77.5-0.1 pts
106Podlaskie77.5+1.5 pts
109Franche-Comté77.3+3.9 pts
109Pays de la Loire77.3+0.3 pts
111Düsseldorf77.2+2 pts
112Latvija77+1.7 pts
112Southern77+4.1 pts
114Dolnośląskie76.9+0.2 pts
114Severoiztochen76.9+3.8 pts
116Kujawsko-pomorskie76.8+2.1 pts
116Oeste e Vale do Tejo76.8+1.4 pts
116Rhône-Alpes76.8+1.4 pts
119Stredné Slovensko76.7+2.8 pts
120Alsace76.6+1.6 pts
120Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas76.6+1.9 pts
122Burgenland76.5+1.6 pts
122Észak-Alföld76.5+1.9 pts
122Ile-de-France76.5+0.1 pts
125Opolskie76.3-1.6 pts
126Norte76+1.1 pts
126Vzhodna Slovenija76+1.6 pts
128Mazowiecki regionalny75.9+1.6 pts
128Prov. Antwerpen75.9+3.2 pts
130Kärnten75.8+2.1 pts
130Midi-Pyrénées75.8+2 pts
130Świętokrzyskie75.8+1.9 pts
133Bourgogne75.7+1.5 pts
133Lubuskie75.7+2.1 pts
133Zachodniopomorskie75.7+2.2 pts
136Dél-Dunántúl75.4+2.4 pts
137Aquitaine75.2+0.1 pts
137Észak-Magyarország75.2+2.1 pts
139Lubelskie75.1+2.1 pts
139Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi75.1+1.3 pts
141Prov. Limburg (BE)75+2 pts
142Provincia Autonoma di Trento74.9+2.4 pts
142Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste74.9+3.3 pts
144Bretagne74.8-0.9 pts
144Centre - Val de Loire74.8+0.1 pts
144Emilia-Romagna74.8+1.3 pts
144La Rioja74.8+1.5 pts
144Luxembourg74.8+0.7 pts
149Prov. Brabant wallon74.7+2.5 pts
150Basse-Normandie74.6+0.9 pts
150Śląskie74.6+1.5 pts
152Community of Madrid74.5+0.4 pts
152Yugoiztochen74.5+2.9 pts
154Península de Setúbal74.4+0.7 pts
155Aragon74.2+1.2 pts
155Haute-Normandie74.20 pts
157Auvergne74+0.1 pts
157Małopolskie74+0.2 pts
159Bremen73.9+0.9 pts
159Catalonia73.9+1.1 pts
161Prov. Vlaams-Brabant73.8-0.5 pts
162Poitou-Charentes73.7+2.1 pts
162Toscana73.7+3.2 pts
164Warmińsko-mazurskie73.6+0.6 pts
165Balearic Islands73.5+3.8 pts
166Friuli-Venezia Giulia73.4+1.1 pts
166Lombardia73.4+1.8 pts
166Navarre73.4+1.6 pts
169Basque Country73.3+1.5 pts
169Severen tsentralen73.3+1.6 pts
171Limousin73-1 pts
171Sjeverna Hrvatska73+2.7 pts
173Veneto72.9+2.1 pts
174Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur72.7+0.7 pts
174Yuzhen tsentralen72.7+1.9 pts
176Prov. Luxembourg (BE)72.5+0.2 pts
177Região Autónoma da Madeira72.4+1.9 pts
178Champagne-Ardenne72.2+2.8 pts
178Nord-Vest72.2+0.8 pts
180Castile and León72.1+2.7 pts
181Marche72+3.1 pts
182Região Autónoma dos Açores71.7+2.8 pts
183Piemonte71.3+1.5 pts
183Východné Slovensko71.3+2.8 pts
185Wien71.2+1.8 pts
186Lorraine71.1+2.2 pts
187Corse70.9+1.3 pts
188Liguria70.7+2.7 pts
189Picardie70.5+1.7 pts
190Languedoc-Roussillon70.4+3.2 pts
191Cantabria70.1+1.3 pts
192Umbria69.9+0.6 pts
193Jadranska Hrvatska69.5+3.5 pts
194Nord-Est69.4+2.1 pts
195Attiki69.3+3.6 pts
195Valencian Community69.3+3.4 pts
197Galicia69.1+1.1 pts
198Kriti68.8+5.7 pts
199Podkarpackie68.7+0.4 pts
200Nord-Pas de Calais68.50 pts
201Peloponnisos68.3+1.2 pts
202Castilla-La Mancha67.9+1.3 pts
203Centru67.6+2 pts
204Prov. Namur67.5+1 pts
205Region of Murcia67.3+0.6 pts
205Voreio Aigaio67.3+3.3 pts
207Severozapaden66.8+2.4 pts
208Sterea Elláda66.6+5.4 pts
209Lazio66.5+2.1 pts
210Sud-Muntenia65.8+0.6 pts
211Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest65.2+3 pts
211Vest65.2+1.2 pts
213Prov. Liège64.8-0.3 pts
213Thessalia64.8+2.8 pts
215Asturias64.4-0.8 pts
215Notio Aigaio64.4+5.8 pts
217Ionia Nisia64+2.5 pts
218Kentriki Makedonia63.6+4.2 pts
218Martinique63.6+1.4 pts
220Ipeiros63.5+7.7 pts
221Canary Islands63.4+5.8 pts
221Extremadura63.4+2.6 pts
221Sud-Est63.4+0.4 pts
224Panonska Hrvatska62.9-0.5 pts
225Abruzzo62.8+0.7 pts
225Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki62.8+3.3 pts
227Dytiki Elláda62.4+2.7 pts
228Sud-Vest Oltenia61.8+1.6 pts
229Prov. Hainaut61.4+0.3 pts
230Andalusia61.2+1.9 pts
231Dytiki Makedonia58.8+0.6 pts
231Molise58.8+2.9 pts
233Sardegna58.6+1.6 pts
234Basilicata57.3+0.6 pts
235Guadeloupe56.8-0.9 pts
236Ceuta55.4+5.1 pts
237La Réunion54.9+0.1 pts
238Melilla54.6-1 pts
239Puglia53.4+2.9 pts
240Guyane50.5+1.1 pts
241Campania47.3+2.3 pts
242Calabria47+1.5 pts
243Sicilia46.2+1.7 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. 1 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2022 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 89.7% in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest employment rate?

Sicilia, with 46.2% in 2022.

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. 1 regions have no value for 2022 and are not ranked.

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