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EU regions (NUTS 2) by employment rate

Warszawski stołeczny had the highest employment rate of 243 regions in 2023, at 86.5%. Campania had the lowest, at 48.4%. The median was 77.5% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 75.3%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest86.5Warszawski stołeczny
Lowest48.4Campania
Median77.5243 regions
European Union (27)75.3History

Top 40 regions, 2023

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Warszawski stołecznyWarszawski stołeczny: 86.5 %86.5Bratislavský krajBratislavský kraj: 85.8 %85.8TrierTrier: 85.7 %85.7SchwabenSchwaben: 85.3 %85.3StockholmStockholm: 85.2 %85.2UtrechtUtrecht: 85.1 %85.1Noord-BrabantNoord-Brabant: 84.9 %84.9PrahaPraha: 84.8 %84.8OberbayernOberbayern: 84.6 %84.6DresdenDresden: 84.5 %84.5OverijsselOverijssel: 84.5 %84.5NiederbayernNiederbayern: 84.4 %84.4TübingenTübingen: 84.4 %84.4ÅlandÅland: 84.3 %84.3BudapestBudapest: 84.3 %84.3FreiburgFreiburg: 84.1 %84.1DrentheDrenthe: 84 %84Közép-DunántúlKözép-Dunántúl: 84 %84Noord-HollandNoord-Holland: 84 %84ZeelandZeeland: 84 %84Småland med öarnaSmåland med öarna: 83.9 %83.9OberfrankenOberfranken: 83.8 %83.8GelderlandGelderland: 83.7 %83.7Friesland (NL)Friesland (NL): 83.6 %83.6Nyugat-DunántúlNyugat-Dunántúl: 83.6 %83.6OberpfalzOberpfalz: 83.6 %83.6Sostinės regionasSostinės regionas: 83.2 %83.2Mellersta NorrlandMellersta Norrland: 83.1 %83.1MittelfrankenMittelfranken: 83 %83PestPest: 83 %83StuttgartStuttgart: 82.9 %82.9Zuid-HollandZuid-Holland: 82.9 %82.9LeipzigLeipzig: 82.8 %82.8FlevolandFlevoland: 82.7 %82.7KarlsruheKarlsruhe: 82.7 %82.7Střední ČechyStřední Čechy: 82.7 %82.7VästsverigeVästsverige: 82.7 %82.7Övre NorrlandÖvre Norrland: 82.6 %82.6Norra MellansverigeNorra Mellansverige: 82.5 %82.5ChemnitzChemnitz: 82.3 %82.3
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Warszawski stołeczny86.5+1 pts
2Bratislavský kraj85.8+1.3 pts
3Trier85.7+2.8 pts
4Schwaben85.3+1.2 pts
5Stockholm85.2+0.2 pts
6Utrecht85.10 pts
7Noord-Brabant84.9+0.6 pts
8Praha84.8+0.4 pts
9Oberbayern84.6+0.6 pts
10Dresden84.5+1.7 pts
10Overijssel84.5+1.2 pts
12Niederbayern84.4-0.5 pts
12Tübingen84.4+0.1 pts
14Åland84.3-5.4 pts
14Budapest84.3-0.6 pts
16Freiburg84.1+0.4 pts
17Drenthe84+0.7 pts
17Közép-Dunántúl84+0.6 pts
17Noord-Holland84+0.5 pts
17Zeeland84+0.5 pts
21Småland med öarna83.9+0.2 pts
22Oberfranken83.8+1.7 pts
23Gelderland83.7+0.4 pts
24Friesland (NL)83.6+1.4 pts
24Nyugat-Dunántúl83.6+1.1 pts
24Oberpfalz83.6-0.2 pts
27Sostinės regionas83.2-1.2 pts
28Mellersta Norrland83.1-0.3 pts
29Mittelfranken83+1.3 pts
29Pest83+0.3 pts
31Stuttgart82.9+0.1 pts
31Zuid-Holland82.9+1.1 pts
33Leipzig82.8-0.4 pts
34Flevoland82.7-0.3 pts
34Karlsruhe82.7+1.3 pts
34Střední Čechy82.7-0.8 pts
34Västsverige82.7-0.8 pts
38Övre Norrland82.6+1.2 pts
39Norra Mellansverige82.5+1.2 pts
40Chemnitz82.3-1.3 pts
40Unterfranken82.3+0.2 pts
42Jihozápad82.2-0.1 pts
43Eesti82.1+0.2 pts
43Jihovýchod82.1+0.8 pts
45Lüneburg82-0.4 pts
45Thüringen82-0.1 pts
47Hovedstaden Series break81.8-0.2 pts
48Kassel81.6+1.5 pts
48Weser-Ems81.6+0.3 pts
50Detmold81.4+1.6 pts
51Malta81.3+1.2 pts
51Severovýchod81.3+0.4 pts
53Salzburg81.2+0.5 pts
54Střední Morava81.1+1 pts
55Grande Lisboa81+1.4 pts
56Brandenburg80.7-1.3 pts
56Bucureşti-Ilfov80.7+0.8 pts
56Darmstadt80.7+1.9 pts
59Hannover80.5-0.3 pts
59Oberösterreich80.5-0.3 pts
59Sydsverige80.5+1.4 pts
59Vorarlberg80.5+0.7 pts
59Yugozapaden80.5-1.2 pts
64Groningen80.4-0.5 pts
64Koblenz80.4-0.9 pts
66Schleswig-Holstein80.3-0.5 pts
66Severozápad80.3+1.1 pts
66Tirol80.3-0.6 pts
69Algarve80.2+1 pts
69Sachsen-Anhalt80.2+0.1 pts
71Rheinhessen-Pfalz80.1+1.6 pts
72Braunschweig80+0.6 pts
72Eastern and Midland80+0.8 pts
72Östra Mellansverige80+2 pts
75Gießen79.9+0.8 pts
75Limburg (NL)79.9+0.7 pts
77Kýpros79.8+1.2 pts
77Pomorskie79.8+0.7 pts
79Helsinki-Uusimaa79.7-1.1 pts
79Mecklenburg-Vorpommern79.7+0.5 pts
79Midtjylland Series break79.7-0.3 pts
82Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen79.6+0.4 pts
83Köln79.5+0.6 pts
84Dolnośląskie79.4+2.5 pts
85Prov. West-Vlaanderen79.3+1.3 pts
86Centro (PT)79.2+0.6 pts
86Hamburg79.2-0.2 pts
86Zahodna Slovenija79.2-0.9 pts
89Wielkopolskie79+0.2 pts
90Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen78.9-1.1 pts
90Saarland78.9+0.6 pts
92Západné Slovensko78.8+0.5 pts
93Dél-Alföld78.7-0.2 pts
93Münster78.7-0.4 pts
93Northern and Western78.7+0.9 pts
93Sjælland Series break78.7-0.2 pts
97Arnsberg78.6+0.5 pts
97Nordjylland Series break78.6+0.1 pts
99Moravskoslezsko78.50 pts
99Podlaskie78.5+1 pts
101Niederösterreich78.4-0.1 pts
102Franche-Comté78.3+1 pts
103Länsi-Suomi78.2-0.3 pts
103Steiermark78.2+0.6 pts
105Észak-Alföld78.1+1.6 pts
105Syddanmark Series break78.1-0.7 pts
107Berlin78-0.9 pts
107Lubuskie78+2.3 pts
107Stredné Slovensko78+1.3 pts
110Alentejo77.9-0.8 pts
110Grad Zagreb77.9+0.4 pts
110Łódzkie77.9-0.6 pts
110Southern77.9+0.9 pts
114Kujawsko-pomorskie77.8+1 pts
115Düsseldorf77.7+0.5 pts
115Etelä-Suomi77.7+0.2 pts
115Severoiztochen77.7+0.8 pts
118Mazowiecki regionalny77.6+1.7 pts
118Oeste e Vale do Tejo77.6+0.8 pts
120Centre - Val de Loire77.5+2.7 pts
120Latvija77.5+0.5 pts
120Pays de la Loire77.5+0.2 pts
123Auvergne77.4+3.4 pts
124Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste77.3+2.4 pts
125Zachodniopomorskie77.2+1.5 pts
126Península de Setúbal77.1+2.7 pts
127Opolskie77+0.7 pts
128Alsace76.8+0.2 pts
129Rhône-Alpes76.7-0.1 pts
130Aquitaine76.6+1.4 pts
130Burgenland76.6+0.1 pts
130Ile-de-France76.6+0.1 pts
130Norte76.6+0.6 pts
134Prov. Limburg (BE)76.4+1.4 pts
134Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas76.4-0.2 pts
136Basse-Normandie76.2+1.6 pts
136Lubelskie76.2+1.1 pts
136Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi76.2+1.1 pts
139Śląskie76.1+1.5 pts
140Észak-Magyarország76+0.8 pts
141Emilia-Romagna75.9+1.1 pts
141Kärnten75.9+0.1 pts
141Świętokrzyskie75.9+0.1 pts
141Vzhodna Slovenija75.9-0.1 pts
141Yugoiztochen75.9+1.4 pts
146Prov. Antwerpen75.7-0.2 pts
146Veneto75.7+2.8 pts
148Małopolskie75.6+1.6 pts
148Midi-Pyrénées75.6-0.2 pts
148Provincia Autonoma di Trento75.6+0.7 pts
151Community of Madrid75.5+1 pts
152Bourgogne75.4-0.3 pts
153Aragon75.3+1.1 pts
153Basque Country75.3+2 pts
153Dél-Dunántúl75.3-0.1 pts
156Bretagne75.2+0.4 pts
156Catalonia75.2+1.3 pts
158Warmińsko-mazurskie75+1.4 pts
159Haute-Normandie74.9+0.7 pts
160Luxembourg74.80 pts
161Bremen74.7+0.8 pts
162Lombardia74.6+1.2 pts
162Prov. Brabant wallon74.6-0.1 pts
164La Rioja74.5-0.3 pts
164Toscana74.5+0.8 pts
166Limousin74.4+1.4 pts
167Severen tsentralen74.2+0.9 pts
167Yuzhen tsentralen74.2+1.5 pts
169Poitou-Charentes74+0.3 pts
170Friuli-Venezia Giulia73.8+0.4 pts
171Prov. Vlaams-Brabant73.7-0.1 pts
172Sjeverna Hrvatska73.6+0.6 pts
173Região Autónoma da Madeira73.5+1.1 pts
174Navarre73.2-0.2 pts
175Balearic Islands73.1-0.4 pts
176Região Autónoma dos Açores72.9+1.2 pts
177Champagne-Ardenne72.6+0.4 pts
177Marche72.6+0.6 pts
179Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur72.3-0.4 pts
180Castile and León72.2+0.1 pts
180Liguria72.2+1.5 pts
180Piemonte72.2+0.9 pts
183Lorraine71.8+0.7 pts
183Umbria71.8+1.9 pts
185Cantabria71.7+1.6 pts
186Východné Slovensko71.6+0.3 pts
187Nord-Vest71.4-0.8 pts
188Corse71.2+0.3 pts
189Wien70.8-0.4 pts
190Jadranska Hrvatska70.7+1.2 pts
191Galicia70.6+1.5 pts
191Prov. Luxembourg (BE)70.6-1.9 pts
191Valencian Community70.6+1.3 pts
194Peloponnisos70.5+2.2 pts
194Podkarpackie70.5+1.8 pts
196Picardie69.8-0.7 pts
196Sterea Elláda69.8+3.2 pts
198Kriti69.4+0.6 pts
199Voreio Aigaio69.2+1.9 pts
200Attiki69-0.3 pts
200Nord-Est69-0.4 pts
202Languedoc-Roussillon68.9-1.5 pts
203Castilla-La Mancha68.8+0.9 pts
203Nord-Pas de Calais68.8+0.3 pts
205Region of Murcia68.4+1.1 pts
206Prov. Namur68.2+0.7 pts
207Lazio68.1+1.6 pts
208Sud-Muntenia67.3+1.5 pts
209Severozapaden67.2+0.4 pts
210Centru66.9-0.7 pts
210Vest66.9+1.7 pts
212Notio Aigaio66.6+2.2 pts
213Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest66.5+1.3 pts
214Martinique66.2+2.6 pts
215Abruzzo66+3.2 pts
215Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki66+3.2 pts
217Asturias65.9+1.5 pts
217Dytiki Elláda65.9+3.5 pts
219Kentriki Makedonia65.6+2 pts
220Ionia Nisia65.3+1.3 pts
220Ipeiros65.3+1.8 pts
222Canary Islands65+1.6 pts
223Extremadura64.6+1.2 pts
224Thessalia63.7-1.1 pts
225Sud-Vest Oltenia63.4+1.6 pts
226Prov. Liège63-1.8 pts
227Andalusia62.9+1.7 pts
228Panonska Hrvatska62.8-0.1 pts
229Prov. Hainaut62.6+1.2 pts
230Dytiki Makedonia62.3+3.5 pts
231Sud-Est62.2-1.2 pts
232Molise60.9+2.1 pts
233Sardegna59.9+1.3 pts
234Basilicata59.1+1.8 pts
235Guadeloupe57.8+1 pts
236La Réunion55.9+1 pts
237Ceuta55.2-0.2 pts
238Puglia54.7+1.3 pts
239Melilla53-1.6 pts
240Guyane52.4+1.9 pts
241Sicilia48.7+2.5 pts
242Calabria48.4+1.4 pts
242Campania48.4+1.1 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 2023 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?

Warszawski stołeczny, with 86.5% in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest employment rate?

Campania, with 48.4% in 2023.

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 2023 and are not ranked.

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