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EU regions (NUTS 2) by employment rate

Åland had the highest employment rate of 244 regions in 2024, at 86.4%. Mayotte had the lowest, at 39.8%. The median was 77.45% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 75.7%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest86.4Åland
Lowest39.8Mayotte
Median77.45244 regions
European Union (27)75.7History

Top 40 regions, 2024

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ÅlandÅland: 86.4 %86.4Warszawski stołecznyWarszawski stołeczny: 86.2 %86.2Bratislavský krajBratislavský kraj: 85.4 %85.4BudapestBudapest: 85.3 %85.3UtrechtUtrecht: 85.3 %85.3PrahaPraha: 85.1 %85.1SchwabenSchwaben: 84.9 %84.9OberbayernOberbayern: 84.8 %84.8TrierTrier: 84.8 %84.8ZeelandZeeland: 84.7 %84.7MittelfrankenMittelfranken: 84.6 %84.6Közép-DunántúlKözép-Dunántúl: 84.4 %84.4Noord-HollandNoord-Holland: 84.4 %84.4FlevolandFlevoland: 84.2 %84.2FreiburgFreiburg: 84.2 %84.2GelderlandGelderland: 84.2 %84.2Småland med öarnaSmåland med öarna: 84.2 %84.2NiederbayernNiederbayern: 84 %84Noord-BrabantNoord-Brabant: 84 %84DresdenDresden: 83.9 %83.9StuttgartStuttgart: 83.9 %83.9PestPest: 83.8 %83.8StockholmStockholm: 83.7 %83.7OverijsselOverijssel: 83.6 %83.6Övre NorrlandÖvre Norrland: 83.6 %83.6Nyugat-DunántúlNyugat-Dunántúl: 83.5 %83.5TübingenTübingen: 83.5 %83.5JihozápadJihozápad: 83.4 %83.4OberfrankenOberfranken: 83.4 %83.4Střední ČechyStřední Čechy: 83.4 %83.4Friesland (NL)Friesland (NL): 83.2 %83.2DrentheDrenthe: 83 %83OberpfalzOberpfalz: 83 %83JihovýchodJihovýchod: 82.8 %82.8LüneburgLüneburg: 82.8 %82.8MaltaMalta: 82.7 %82.7Norra MellansverigeNorra Mellansverige: 82.5 %82.5Zuid-HollandZuid-Holland: 82.5 %82.5ChemnitzChemnitz: 82.3 %82.3DetmoldDetmold: 82.2 %82.2
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Åland86.4+2.1 pts
2Warszawski stołeczny86.2-0.3 pts
3Bratislavský kraj85.4-0.4 pts
4Budapest85.3+1 pts
4Utrecht85.3+0.2 pts
6Praha85.1+0.3 pts
7Schwaben84.9-0.4 pts
8Oberbayern84.8+0.2 pts
8Trier84.8-0.9 pts
10Zeeland84.7+0.7 pts
11Mittelfranken84.6+1.6 pts
12Közép-Dunántúl84.4+0.4 pts
12Noord-Holland84.4+0.4 pts
14Flevoland84.2+1.5 pts
14Freiburg84.2+0.1 pts
14Gelderland84.2+0.5 pts
14Småland med öarna84.2+0.3 pts
18Niederbayern84-0.4 pts
18Noord-Brabant84-0.9 pts
20Dresden83.9-0.6 pts
20Stuttgart83.9+1 pts
22Pest83.8+0.8 pts
23Stockholm83.7-1.5 pts
24Overijssel83.6-0.9 pts
24Övre Norrland83.6+1 pts
26Nyugat-Dunántúl83.5-0.1 pts
26Tübingen83.5-0.9 pts
28Jihozápad83.4+1.2 pts
28Oberfranken83.4-0.4 pts
28Střední Čechy83.4+0.7 pts
31Friesland (NL)83.2-0.4 pts
32Drenthe83-1 pts
32Oberpfalz83-0.6 pts
34Jihovýchod82.8+0.7 pts
34Lüneburg82.8+0.8 pts
36Malta82.7+1.4 pts
37Norra Mellansverige82.50 pts
37Zuid-Holland82.5-0.4 pts
39Chemnitz82.30 pts
40Detmold82.2+0.8 pts
40Karlsruhe82.2-0.5 pts
40Sostinės regionas82.2-1 pts
43Hovedstaden82.1+0.3 pts
44Brandenburg82+1.3 pts
44Salzburg82+0.8 pts
46Unterfranken81.9-0.4 pts
47Eesti81.8-0.3 pts
48Koblenz81.7+1.3 pts
49Kassel81.60 pts
49Mellersta Norrland81.6-1.5 pts
51Tirol81.5+1.2 pts
51Västsverige81.5-1.2 pts
53Severovýchod81.4+0.1 pts
53Střední Morava81.4+0.3 pts
55Bucureşti-Ilfov81.1+0.4 pts
55Grande Lisboa81.1+0.1 pts
55Rheinhessen-Pfalz81.1+1 pts
58Thüringen81-1 pts
59Eastern and Midland80.8+0.8 pts
60Groningen80.6+0.2 pts
60Limburg (NL)80.6+0.7 pts
60Sachsen-Anhalt80.6+0.4 pts
60Weser-Ems80.6-1 pts
64Leipzig80.5-2.3 pts
64Zahodna Slovenija80.5+1.3 pts
66Darmstadt80.4-0.3 pts
66Oberösterreich80.4-0.1 pts
68Hannover80.3-0.2 pts
69Pomorskie80.2+0.4 pts
69Schleswig-Holstein80.2-0.1 pts
71Dolnośląskie80.1+0.7 pts
71Kýpros80.1+0.3 pts
71Sydsverige80.1-0.4 pts
74Dél-Alföld80+1.3 pts
74Midtjylland80+0.3 pts
76Mecklenburg-Vorpommern79.9+0.2 pts
76Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen79.9+0.3 pts
76Wielkopolskie79.9+0.9 pts
76Yugozapaden Series break79.9-0.6 pts
80Algarve79.8-0.4 pts
80Severoiztochen Series break79.8+2.1 pts
80Severozápad79.8-0.5 pts
83Alentejo79.7+1.8 pts
83Braunschweig79.7-0.3 pts
83Grad Zagreb79.7+1.8 pts
83Moravskoslezsko79.7+1.2 pts
87Köln79.6+0.1 pts
87Östra Mellansverige79.6-0.4 pts
89Západné Slovensko79.4+0.6 pts
90Hamburg79.20 pts
90Vorarlberg79.2-1.3 pts
92Münster79.1+0.4 pts
93Gießen79-0.9 pts
93Prov. West-Vlaanderen79-0.3 pts
93Stredné Slovensko79+1 pts
93Syddanmark79+0.9 pts
97Niederösterreich78.9+0.5 pts
97Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen78.90 pts
99Península de Setúbal78.8+1.7 pts
99Sjælland78.8+0.1 pts
99Southern78.8+0.9 pts
102Aquitaine Series break78.7+2.1 pts
103Centre - Val de Loire Series break78.6+1.1 pts
104Centro (PT)78.5-0.7 pts
104Northern and Western78.5-0.2 pts
104Opolskie78.5+1.5 pts
107Nordjylland78.4-0.2 pts
108Bretagne Series break78.2+3 pts
108Helsinki-Uusimaa78.2-1.5 pts
108Saarland78.2-0.7 pts
108Steiermark78.20 pts
112Kujawsko-pomorskie78.1+0.3 pts
113Franche-Comté Series break77.9-0.4 pts
113Lubuskie77.9-0.1 pts
113Mazowiecki regionalny77.9+0.3 pts
116Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas77.8+1.4 pts
117Észak-Alföld77.7-0.4 pts
117Pays de la Loire Series break77.7+0.2 pts
119Łódzkie77.6-0.3 pts
119Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste77.6+0.3 pts
119Zachodniopomorskie77.6+0.4 pts
122Berlin77.5-0.5 pts
123Alsace Series break77.4+0.6 pts
123Arnsberg77.4-1.2 pts
123Latvija77.4-0.1 pts
123Norte77.4+0.8 pts
127Düsseldorf77.3-0.4 pts
127Länsi-Suomi77.3-0.9 pts
127Podlaskie77.3-1.2 pts
130Midi-Pyrénées Series break77.1+1.5 pts
131Ile-de-France Series break77+0.4 pts
132Burgenland76.9+0.3 pts
132Lubelskie76.9+0.7 pts
132Provincia Autonoma di Trento76.9+1.3 pts
135Community of Madrid76.8+1.3 pts
135Rhône-Alpes Series break76.8+0.1 pts
137Kärnten76.7+0.8 pts
137Oeste e Vale do Tejo76.7-0.9 pts
137Śląskie76.7+0.6 pts
137Yugoiztochen Series break76.7+0.8 pts
141Basse-Normandie Series break76.6+0.4 pts
142Małopolskie76.4+0.8 pts
142Świętokrzyskie76.4+0.5 pts
144Região Autónoma da Madeira76.3+2.8 pts
144Vzhodna Slovenija76.3+0.4 pts
146Toscana76.1+1.6 pts
147Etelä-Suomi76-1.7 pts
147Sjeverna Hrvatska76+2.4 pts
149Aragon75.9+0.6 pts
150Navarre75.8+2.6 pts
150Prov. Antwerpen75.8+0.1 pts
152Catalonia75.7+0.5 pts
152Prov. Limburg (BE)75.7-0.7 pts
154Emilia-Romagna75.6-0.3 pts
154Észak-Magyarország75.6-0.4 pts
154Veneto75.6-0.1 pts
157Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi75.4-0.8 pts
157Severen tsentralen Series break75.4+1.2 pts
159Limousin Series break75.2+0.8 pts
159Poitou-Charentes Series break75.2+1.2 pts
161Bremen75.1+0.4 pts
161Friuli-Venezia Giulia75.1+1.3 pts
161Warmińsko-mazurskie75.1+0.1 pts
164Bourgogne Series break74.8-0.6 pts
164Lombardia74.8+0.2 pts
164Região Autónoma dos Açores74.8+1.9 pts
167Dél-Dunántúl74.7-0.6 pts
167Prov. Vlaams-Brabant74.7+1 pts
169Balearic Islands74.4+1.3 pts
169La Rioja74.4-0.1 pts
171Piemonte74.3+2.1 pts
172Basque Country74.2-1.1 pts
172Luxembourg74.2-0.6 pts
174Auvergne Series break74.1-3.3 pts
174Yuzhen tsentralen Series break74.1-0.1 pts
176Champagne-Ardenne Series break73.9+1.3 pts
177Prov. Brabant wallon73.7-0.9 pts
178Cantabria73.6+1.9 pts
179Haute-Normandie Series break73.4-1.5 pts
179Peloponnisos73.4+2.9 pts
179Picardie Series break73.4+3.6 pts
179Umbria73.4+1.6 pts
183Castile and León73.1+0.9 pts
183Jadranska Hrvatska73.1+2.4 pts
185Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Series break72.9+0.6 pts
186Východné Slovensko72.5+0.9 pts
187Liguria72.20 pts
187Lorraine Series break72.2+0.4 pts
187Marche72.2-0.4 pts
190Prov. Luxembourg (BE)72+1.4 pts
191Nord-Vest71.8+0.4 pts
191Podkarpackie71.8+1.3 pts
193Corse Series break71.7+0.5 pts
194Kriti71.4+2 pts
195Galicia71.1+0.5 pts
196Attiki71+2 pts
197Voreio Aigaio70.7+1.5 pts
198Wien70.6-0.2 pts
199Languedoc-Roussillon Series break70.3+1.4 pts
199Prov. Namur70.3+2.1 pts
199Valencian Community70.3-0.3 pts
202Sterea Elláda69.7-0.1 pts
203Nord-Est69.6+0.6 pts
203Nord-Pas de Calais Series break69.6+0.8 pts
205Asturias69.4+3.5 pts
206Severozapaden Series break69.3+2.1 pts
207Notio Aigaio69.1+2.5 pts
208Lazio69+0.9 pts
208Sud-Muntenia69+1.7 pts
210Castilla-La Mancha68.9+0.1 pts
211Region of Murcia68.7+0.3 pts
212Centru68.4+1.5 pts
213Kentriki Makedonia68+2.4 pts
214Ipeiros67.8+2.5 pts
215Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki67.5+1.5 pts
216Canary Islands67.3+2.3 pts
216Martinique Series break67.3+1.1 pts
218Ionia Nisia67.2+1.9 pts
218Panonska Hrvatska67.2+4.4 pts
220Vest66.90 pts
221Abruzzo66.8+0.8 pts
221Dytiki Elláda66.8+0.9 pts
223Extremadura65.4+0.8 pts
224Prov. Liège65.1+2.1 pts
225Dytiki Makedonia64.8+2.5 pts
226Thessalia64.6+0.9 pts
227Prov. Hainaut64.3+1.7 pts
228Andalusia64.1+1.2 pts
228Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest64.1-2.4 pts
230Sud-Vest Oltenia63.5+0.1 pts
231Sud-Est62.6+0.4 pts
232Molise62.1+1.2 pts
233Sardegna61.7+1.8 pts
234Guadeloupe Series break61+3.2 pts
235Basilicata60.4+1.3 pts
236La Réunion Series break57.5+1.6 pts
237Ceuta56.5+1.3 pts
238Melilla55.3+2.3 pts
238Puglia55.3+0.6 pts
240Guyane Series break51.1-1.3 pts
241Sicilia50.7+2 pts
242Campania49.4+1 pts
243Calabria48.5+0.1 pts
244Mayotte Series break39.8n/a

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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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Questions

Which region has the highest employment rate?

Åland, with 86.4% in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest employment rate?

Mayotte, with 39.8% in 2024.

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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