EU regions (NUTS 2) by long-term unemployment rate

Guadeloupe had the highest long-term unemployment rate of 209 regions in 2007, at 18.6%. Midtjylland had the lowest, at 0.5%. The median was 3%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest18.6Guadeloupe

Lowest0.5Midtjylland

Median3209 regions

Top 40 regions, 2007

%. Source: Eurostat, Long-term unemployment (12 months or more) as a percentage of the labour force by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 74 years (lfst_r_lfu2ltu). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2007 (%)	Change on 2006
1	Guadeloupe	18.6	+8.1 pts
2	Martinique	16.8	+4.9 pts
3	La Réunion	16.3	+2.7 pts
4	Guyane	15.2	+6.4 pts
5	Východné Slovensko	11.8	-4.1 pts
6	Stredné Slovensko	11.5	-0.6 pts
7	Leipzig	11.1	-0.5 pts
8	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	10.6	-1 pts
9	Berlin	10.4	-1.6 pts
10	Sachsen-Anhalt	9.9	-1.5 pts
11	Ceuta Low reliability	9.8	+1.4 pts
11	Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest	9.8	-0.1 pts
13	Chemnitz	9	-1.5 pts
14	Thüringen	8.7	-0.7 pts
15	Brandenburg	8.2	-1.9 pts
16	Dresden	7.9	-1.6 pts
17	Prov. Hainaut	7.8	-0.7 pts
18	Dytiki Makedonia	7.7	-2 pts
19	Sicilia	7.5	-0.3 pts
20	Bremen	7.3	-0.7 pts
21	Świętokrzyskie	7.1	-3 pts
22	Severen tsentralen	7	-1.2 pts
23	Melilla Low reliability	6.9	+1.5 pts
24	Dolnośląskie	6.6	-3.1 pts
25	Kujawsko-pomorskie	6.4	-4.1 pts
25	Zachodniopomorskie	6.4	-3.1 pts
27	Warmińsko-mazurskie	6.2	-4.3 pts
28	Calabria	6.1	-1 pts
28	Észak-Magyarország	6.1	+0.8 pts
30	Campania	6	-1.3 pts
30	Ipeiros	6	-0.5 pts
30	Prov. Liège	6	-0.5 pts
33	Severoiztochen	5.9	+0.8 pts
33	Severozapaden	5.9	-1.7 pts
35	Puglia	5.8	-1.3 pts
35	Severozápad	5.8	-2.3 pts
37	Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki	5.5	-1.2 pts
37	Arnsberg	5.5	-0.8 pts
37	Nord-Pas de Calais	5.5	-0.2 pts
37	Západné Slovensko	5.5	-1.7 pts
41	Jadranska Hrvatska Series break	5.3	n/a
42	Podlaskie	5.2	-0.9 pts
43	Basilicata	5.1	-0.8 pts
43	Dytiki Elláda	5.1	-0.3 pts
43	Łódzkie	5.1	-3.2 pts
46	Észak-Alföld	5	+0.4 pts
46	Norte	5	+0.1 pts
48	Kentriki Makedonia	4.9	-0.3 pts
48	Moravskoslezsko	4.9	-2.6 pts
50	Düsseldorf	4.8	-0.4 pts
50	Hamburg	4.8	-0.2 pts
50	Lubelskie	4.8	-1.7 pts
50	Małopolskie	4.8	-2.8 pts
50	Śląskie	4.8	-3.3 pts
50	Sud-Est	4.8	-0.4 pts
56	Braunschweig	4.7	-1 pts
56	Hannover	4.7	-1.4 pts
56	Languedoc-Roussillon	4.7	-0.6 pts
56	Sterea Elláda	4.7	-0.7 pts
60	Kassel	4.6	+0.1 pts
60	Wielkopolskie	4.6	-3.4 pts
62	Dél-Dunántúl	4.5	-0.1 pts
62	Detmold	4.5	-0.8 pts
62	Sardegna	4.5	-1 pts
65	Centru	4.4	-1.7 pts
65	Köln	4.4	-0.5 pts
65	Prov. Namur	4.4	-1.5 pts
65	Sud-Muntenia	4.4	-1.5 pts
69	Oberfranken	4.3	-0.8 pts
70	Lüneburg	4.2	-0.7 pts
70	Peloponnisos	4.2	-0.6 pts
72	Molise	4	-1.3 pts
72	Pomorskie	4	-2.8 pts
72	Schleswig-Holstein	4	-0.7 pts
75	Attiki	3.9	-0.7 pts
75	Darmstadt	3.9	-0.3 pts
75	Münster	3.9	-0.9 pts
75	Opolskie	3.9	-2 pts
75	Sud-Vest Oltenia	3.9	-1 pts
80	Prov. Brabant wallon	3.8	+0.7 pts
80	Thessalia	3.8	-0.3 pts
82	Picardie	3.7	-0.7 pts
82	Saarland	3.7	-1.4 pts
82	Weser-Ems	3.7	-1.4 pts
82	Yuzhen tsentralen	3.7	-1.3 pts
86	Dél-Alföld	3.6	-0.1 pts
86	Gießen	3.6	-1 pts
86	Haute-Normandie	3.6	+0.5 pts
86	Podkarpackie	3.6	-3.3 pts
86	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur	3.6	-1.5 pts
91	Mittelfranken	3.4	-0.5 pts
91	Voreio Aigaio Low reliability	3.4	-1.9 pts
91	Yugoiztochen	3.4	-1 pts
94	Extremadura	3.3	0 pts
94	Ile-de-France	3.3	-0.6 pts
94	Koblenz	3.3	-0.7 pts
94	Lazio	3.3	-0.6 pts
94	Lubuskie	3.3	-1.8 pts
94	Střední Morava	3.3	-0.6 pts
94	Vest	3.3	-0.6 pts
101	Prov. Luxembourg (BE) Low reliability	3.2	-0.6 pts
101	Wien Series break	3.2	-0.2 pts
103	Auvergne	3	+0.7 pts
103	Lorraine	3	-1 pts
103	Rheinhessen-Pfalz	3	-1.6 pts
106	Abruzzo	2.9	-0.2 pts
107	Andalusia	2.8	-0.2 pts
107	Champagne-Ardenne	2.8	-0.4 pts
107	Karlsruhe	2.8	-1 pts
107	Midi-Pyrénées	2.8	-0.2 pts
107	Nord-Est	2.8	-0.5 pts
112	Groningen	2.7	-0.4 pts
112	Jihovýchod	2.7	-1 pts
112	Limousin Low reliability	2.7	n/a
112	Malta	2.7	0 pts
112	Oberpfalz	2.7	-0.9 pts
117	Asturias	2.6	-0.3 pts
118	Algarve	2.5	+0.1 pts
118	Bourgogne	2.5	-1.2 pts
118	Ionia Nisia Low reliability	2.5	-0.3 pts
118	Poitou-Charentes	2.5	-0.6 pts
118	Stuttgart	2.5	-0.6 pts
118	Unterfranken	2.5	-0.6 pts
124	Aquitaine	2.4	-0.5 pts
124	Franche-Comté Low reliability	2.4	-0.1 pts
124	Niederbayern	2.4	-0.5 pts
127	Bratislavský kraj	2.3	-0.2 pts
127	Canary Islands	2.3	-0.2 pts
127	Drenthe	2.3	-0.1 pts
127	Eesti	2.3	-0.6 pts
127	Schwaben	2.3	-0.6 pts
132	Bretagne	2.2	-0.2 pts
132	Nyugat-Dunántúl	2.2	-0.5 pts
132	Pays de la Loire	2.2	-0.1 pts
132	Severovýchod	2.2	-0.8 pts
132	Trier	2.2	-0.3 pts
132	Tübingen	2.2	-0.6 pts
138	Bucureşti-Ilfov	2.1	-0.2 pts
138	Centre - Val de Loire	2.1	-0.3 pts
138	Notio Aigaio Low reliability	2.1	-0.6 pts
138	Rhône-Alpes	2.1	-0.5 pts
142	Flevoland	2	-1.2 pts
142	Galicia	2	-0.3 pts
142	Közép-Dunántúl	2	-0.3 pts
142	Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi Series break	2	-0.2 pts
142	Prov. Antwerpen	2	-0.7 pts
142	Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen	2	+0.1 pts
142	Umbria	2	0 pts
142	Yugozapaden	2	-1.1 pts
150	Basse-Normandie Low reliability	1.9	-0.9 pts
150	Limburg (NL)	1.9	-0.9 pts
150	Nord-Vest	1.9	-1.4 pts
150	Oberbayern	1.9	-0.4 pts
154	Piemonte	1.8	0 pts
155	Alsace Low reliability	1.7	-0.6 pts
155	Etelä-Suomi Series break	1.7	-0.5 pts
155	Freiburg	1.7	-0.6 pts
155	Overijssel	1.7	-0.6 pts
155	Prov. Limburg (BE)	1.7	-0.9 pts
155	Toscana	1.7	-0.2 pts
161	Castile and León	1.6	-0.3 pts
161	Kriti	1.6	-1 pts
161	Latvija	1.6	-0.8 pts
161	Liguria	1.6	-0.4 pts
161	Noord-Holland	1.6	-0.5 pts
166	Basque Country	1.5	-0.5 pts
166	Castilla-La Mancha	1.5	-0.4 pts
166	Jihozápad	1.5	-0.7 pts
166	Länsi-Suomi Series break	1.5	-0.5 pts
166	Marche	1.5	-0.1 pts
166	Střední Čechy	1.5	-0.6 pts
172	Valencian Community	1.4	0 pts
173	Catalonia	1.3	0 pts
173	Friesland (NL)	1.3	-1 pts
173	Noord-Brabant	1.3	-0.5 pts
176	Cantabria Low reliability	1.2	-0.5 pts
176	Gelderland	1.2	-0.6 pts
176	Helsinki-Uusimaa Series break	1.2	-0.3 pts
176	Lombardia	1.2	-0.1 pts
176	Luxembourg Series break	1.2	-0.2 pts
176	Niederösterreich Series break	1.2	-0.1 pts
176	Östra Mellansverige	1.2	n/a
176	Prov. Vlaams-Brabant	1.2	-0.3 pts
176	Veneto	1.2	-0.2 pts
185	Community of Madrid	1.1	-0.1 pts
185	Friuli-Venezia Giulia	1.1	-0.2 pts
185	Region of Murcia	1.1	-0.2 pts
188	Övre Norrland Low reliability	1	n/a
189	Aragon	0.9	0 pts
189	La Rioja Low reliability	0.9	-0.2 pts
189	Nordjylland Low reliability	0.9	n/a
189	Praha	0.9	-0.2 pts
189	Prov. West-Vlaanderen Low reliability	0.9	-0.7 pts
189	Steiermark Low reliability	0.9	-0.2 pts
189	Stockholm	0.9	n/a
196	Emilia-Romagna	0.8	-0.2 pts
196	Västsverige	0.8	n/a
198	Hovedstaden	0.7	n/a
198	Kýpros	0.7	-0.2 pts
198	Navarre Low reliability	0.7	0 pts
198	Norra Mellansverige Low reliability	0.7	n/a
198	Provincia Autonoma di Trento Low reliability	0.7	0 pts
198	Småland med öarna Low reliability	0.7	n/a
204	Balearic Islands Low reliability	0.6	-0.1 pts
204	Oberösterreich Low reliability	0.6	-0.2 pts
204	Sjælland Low reliability	0.6	n/a
204	Syddanmark Low reliability	0.6	n/a
204	Sydsverige	0.6	n/a
209	Midtjylland Low reliability	0.5	n/a

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People aged 15 to 74 who have been unemployed for 12 months or more, as a percentage of the labour force aged 15 to 74. Unemployment follows the ILO definition: without work, available to start within two weeks and actively seeking work.

A share of the labour force, not of the unemployed. From the EU labour force survey. Eurostat flags series breaks (most in 2021, under the new framework regulation for social statistics); they are stored as status break.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the regions are compared on one definition. 31 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2007 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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Eurostat. Long-term unemployment (12 months or more) as a percentage of the labour force by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 74 years (lfst_r_lfu2ltu). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfu2ltu/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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Long-term unemployment (12 months or more) as a percentage of the labour force by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 74 years (lfst_r_lfu2ltu), EU regions (NUTS 2) by long-term unemployment rate, 2007. Eurostat, European Commission, 10 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfu2ltu/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/long-term-unemployment-rate/eu-regions?period=2007. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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  title = {{Long-term unemployment (12 months or more) as a percentage of the labour force by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 74 years (lfst\_r\_lfu2ltu): EU regions (NUTS 2) by long-term unemployment rate, 2007}},
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}

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Which region has the highest long-term unemployment rate?

Guadeloupe, with 18.6% in 2007, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest long-term unemployment rate?

Midtjylland, with 0.5% in 2007.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Long-term unemployment (12 months or more) as a percentage of the labour force by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 74 years (lfst_r_lfu2ltu). Retrieved 2026-10-18. 31 regions have no value for 2007 and are not ranked.