# Regions of Netherlands (NUTS 2) by employment rate, 2025

All 12 values come from Eurostat, European Commission for 2025, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `employment_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Employed people as a percentage of the population aged 16 and over (Spain, EPA) or 20 to 64 (EU headline indicator).
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, 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
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employment-rate/netherlands-regions
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/employment-rate/netherlands-regions.csv

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Utrecht | 85.4 |
| 2 | Zeeland | 84.5 |
| 3 | Flevoland | 84.4 |
| 3 | Noord-Holland | 84.4 |
| 5 | Overijssel | 84.2 |
| 6 | Gelderland | 84.1 |
| 6 | Noord-Brabant | 84.1 |
| 8 | Drenthe | 83.2 |
| 9 | Friesland (NL) | 82.9 |
| 10 | Zuid-Holland | 82 |
| 11 | Limburg (NL) | 81 |
| 12 | Groningen | 80.4 |