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

La Réunion had the highest long-term unemployment rate of 214 regions in 2011, at 19.8%. Oberösterreich had the lowest, at 0.7%. The median was 3.5% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 4.3%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest19.8La Réunion

Lowest0.7Oberösterreich

Median3.5214 regions

European Union (27)4.3History

Top 40 regions, 2011

%. 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	2011 (%)	Change on 2010
1	La Réunion	19.8	+1.9 pts
2	Guadeloupe	18.6	-0.2 pts
3	Guyane	16.3	+0.9 pts
4	Martinique	16	+1.2 pts
5	Ceuta Low reliability	13.5	+1.3 pts
6	Canary Islands	13.4	+1.2 pts
7	Východné Slovensko Series break	13.3	+1 pts
8	Melilla Low reliability	13.1	+1.3 pts
9	Andalusia	11.9	+2.2 pts
10	Dytiki Makedonia	11.7	+3.8 pts
11	Sterea Elláda	11.4	+4.5 pts
12	Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki	10.9	+3 pts
13	Kentriki Makedonia	10.8	+3.7 pts
14	Stredné Slovensko Series break	10.4	-0.2 pts
15	Region of Murcia	10.3	+2.1 pts
15	Valencian Community	10.3	+1.7 pts
17	Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Series break	9.9	+0.2 pts
18	Extremadura	9.5	+1.7 pts
19	Campania	9.4	+1.2 pts
19	Dytiki Elláda	9.4	+3.3 pts
21	Castilla-La Mancha	9.3	+2.2 pts
22	Catalonia	8.9	+1.5 pts
22	Severozapaden Series break	8.9	+2.5 pts
24	Ipeiros	8.8	+1.2 pts
24	Latvija	8.8	0 pts
24	Voreio Aigaio	8.8	+4.2 pts
27	Attiki	8.7	+3.6 pts
28	Észak-Magyarország	8.4	-0.2 pts
29	Região Autónoma da Madeira Series break	8.1	+4.6 pts
29	Severoiztochen Series break	8.1	+1.6 pts
31	Peloponnisos	8	+2.3 pts
31	Sicilia	8	-0.1 pts
33	Thessalia	7.8	+2.7 pts
33	Yuzhen tsentralen Series break	7.8	+2.1 pts
35	Severen tsentralen Series break	7.7	+2.1 pts
36	Západné Slovensko Series break	7.6	-0.6 pts
37	Calabria	7.5	+1 pts
38	Asturias	7.3	+1.3 pts
38	Jadranska Hrvatska	7.3	+1.1 pts
38	Puglia	7.3	+0.4 pts
41	Basilicata	7.2	-0.1 pts
41	Sardegna	7.2	+0.9 pts
43	Balearic Islands	7.1	+1.2 pts
43	Eesti	7.1	-0.5 pts
43	Galicia	7.1	+1.6 pts
46	Castile and León	6.9	+1.7 pts
46	La Rioja	6.9	+2 pts
48	Aragon	6.7	+1.5 pts
48	Norte Series break	6.7	-0.3 pts
50	Community of Madrid	6.6	+1 pts
51	Leipzig Series break	6.5	+0.2 pts
52	Prov. Hainaut Series break	6.4	-2 pts
53	Nord-Pas de Calais	6.3	+0.2 pts
54	Cantabria	6.2	+1 pts
54	Sachsen-Anhalt Series break	6.2	-0.1 pts
56	Algarve Series break	6.1	-0.2 pts
56	Észak-Alföld	6.1	-0.4 pts
58	Dél-Dunántúl	6	-0.1 pts
58	Świętokrzyskie	6	+1.1 pts
60	Berlin Series break	5.8	-1.5 pts
61	Yugoiztochen Series break	5.7	+1.3 pts
62	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Series break	5.4	-0.8 pts
62	Molise	5.4	+1.2 pts
64	Basque Country	5.3	+1.8 pts
65	Chemnitz Series break	5.1	-1.3 pts
65	Kriti	5.1	+1 pts
65	Languedoc-Roussillon	5.1	-1.3 pts
65	Região Autónoma dos Açores Series break	5.1	n/a
65	Severozápad Series break	5.1	-1 pts
70	Prov. Liège Series break	5	-1.3 pts
71	Centru	4.9	+0.5 pts
71	Közép-Dunántúl	4.9	+0.2 pts
71	Sud-Est	4.9	+1.7 pts
71	Zachodniopomorskie	4.9	+0.2 pts
75	Dél-Alföld	4.7	-0.4 pts
75	Lazio	4.7	+0.2 pts
77	Brandenburg Series break	4.6	-0.5 pts
77	Dresden Series break	4.6	-0.3 pts
79	Dolnośląskie	4.4	+0.8 pts
79	Moravskoslezsko Series break	4.4	-0.2 pts
79	Picardie	4.4	-1.1 pts
82	Abruzzo	4.3	-0.1 pts
82	Ionia Nisia	4.3	+1.1 pts
82	Navarre	4.3	+1.3 pts
85	Champagne-Ardenne	4.2	+0.4 pts
85	Lorraine	4.2	+0.4 pts
85	Sud-Muntenia	4.2	+1.2 pts
85	Vzhodna Slovenija	4.2	+0.6 pts
89	Kujawsko-pomorskie	4.1	+0.8 pts
89	Prov. Namur Series break	4.1	-0.9 pts
91	Bourgogne	4	+0.5 pts
91	Podlaskie	4	+0.8 pts
91	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur	4	0 pts
91	Thüringen Series break	4	-0.3 pts
95	Małopolskie	3.9	+0.2 pts
95	Malta	3.9	-0.2 pts
95	Piemonte	3.9	+0.3 pts
98	Ile-de-France	3.8	+0.3 pts
98	Podkarpackie	3.8	+0.6 pts
100	Arnsberg Series break	3.6	-0.5 pts
100	Haute-Normandie	3.6	-0.2 pts
100	Lubelskie	3.6	+0.5 pts
100	Śląskie	3.6	+0.6 pts
100	Yugozapaden Series break	3.6	+0.8 pts
105	Auvergne	3.5	+0.7 pts
105	Düsseldorf Series break	3.5	-0.1 pts
105	Łódzkie	3.5	+0.7 pts
105	Nyugat-Dunántúl	3.5	-1 pts
105	Warmińsko-mazurskie	3.5	+1 pts
110	Centre - Val de Loire	3.4	+0.6 pts
110	Hannover Series break	3.4	-0.2 pts
112	Notio Aigaio	3.3	+1.1 pts
112	Poitou-Charentes	3.3	+0.2 pts
112	Wielkopolskie	3.3	+0.4 pts
115	Aquitaine	3.2	+0.3 pts
115	Franche-Comté	3.2	-0.2 pts
115	Sud-Vest Oltenia	3.2	+0.9 pts
118	Midi-Pyrénées	3.1	+0.6 pts
118	Prov. Brabant wallon Series break	3.1	-0.8 pts
118	Střední Morava Series break	3.1	-0.5 pts
121	Basse-Normandie	3	0 pts
121	Jihovýchod Series break	3	-0.1 pts
121	Pays de la Loire	3	+0.3 pts
121	Saarland Series break	3	-0.2 pts
121	Toscana	3	+0.2 pts
121	Zahodna Slovenija	3	+0.4 pts
127	Braunschweig Series break	2.9	-0.6 pts
127	Bremen Series break	2.9	-1 pts
127	Köln Series break	2.9	-0.4 pts
127	Marche	2.9	+0.4 pts
131	Limousin Low reliability	2.8	+0.2 pts
131	Lubuskie Low reliability	2.8	+0.1 pts
131	Pomorskie	2.8	+0.4 pts
134	Münster Series break	2.7	-0.3 pts
134	Prov. Luxembourg (BE) Low reliability	2.7	-0.5 pts
134	Rhône-Alpes	2.7	-0.1 pts
134	Umbria	2.7	-0.2 pts
138	Lombardia	2.6	+0.3 pts
138	Wien	2.6	0 pts
140	Opolskie Low reliability	2.5	0 pts
140	Schleswig-Holstein Series break	2.5	-0.6 pts
142	Bratislavský kraj Series break	2.4	-0.1 pts
142	Detmold Series break	2.4	-0.7 pts
142	Friuli-Venezia Giulia	2.4	+0.2 pts
142	Groningen	2.4	+0.7 pts
142	Hamburg Series break	2.4	-0.5 pts
142	Liguria	2.4	-0.4 pts
142	Vest	2.4	+0.6 pts
149	Alsace	2.3	-0.4 pts
150	Emilia-Romagna	2.2	+0.2 pts
150	Lüneburg Series break	2.2	-0.5 pts
150	Nord-Vest	2.2	0 pts
150	Prov. Antwerpen Series break	2.2	-0.2 pts
150	Veneto	2.2	0 pts
155	Etelä-Suomi	2.1	-0.3 pts
155	Rheinhessen-Pfalz Series break	2.1	-0.6 pts
157	Jihozápad Series break	2	+0.2 pts
157	Kassel Series break	2	-0.6 pts
157	Severovýchod Series break	2	-0.8 pts
157	Syddanmark	2	+0.5 pts
161	Darmstadt Series break	1.9	-0.4 pts
161	Friesland (NL)	1.9	+0.5 pts
161	Gießen Series break	1.9	-0.6 pts
161	Länsi-Suomi	1.9	-0.4 pts
161	Nord-Est	1.9	-0.2 pts
161	Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi	1.9	-0.5 pts
161	Sjælland	1.9	+0.7 pts
161	Sydsverige	1.9	+0.5 pts
161	Weser-Ems Series break	1.9	-0.7 pts
170	Bretagne	1.8	+0.1 pts
170	Drenthe	1.8	0 pts
170	Karlsruhe Series break	1.8	-0.4 pts
170	Koblenz Series break	1.8	-0.4 pts
170	Nordjylland	1.8	-0.4 pts
170	Östra Mellansverige	1.8	-0.3 pts
176	Hovedstaden	1.7	+0.3 pts
176	Mittelfranken Series break	1.7	-0.4 pts
176	Střední Čechy Series break	1.7	+0.1 pts
179	Kýpros	1.6	+0.3 pts
179	Limburg (NL)	1.6	0 pts
179	Mellersta Norrland	1.6	0 pts
179	Midtjylland	1.6	+0.2 pts
179	Oberfranken Series break	1.6	-0.9 pts
184	Flevoland	1.5	-0.1 pts
184	Gelderland	1.5	+0.2 pts
184	Noord-Brabant	1.5	+0.3 pts
184	Noord-Holland	1.5	+0.3 pts
184	Norra Mellansverige	1.5	-0.1 pts
184	Prov. Limburg (BE) Series break	1.5	-0.3 pts
184	Prov. Vlaams-Brabant Series break	1.5	-0.3 pts
184	Stuttgart Series break	1.5	-0.5 pts
192	Luxembourg	1.4	+0.1 pts
192	Overijssel	1.4	+0.3 pts
192	Övre Norrland	1.4	0 pts
192	Västsverige	1.4	-0.3 pts
196	Oberpfalz Series break	1.3	-0.6 pts
196	Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen Series break	1.3	-0.4 pts
196	Schwaben Series break	1.3	-0.2 pts
196	Småland med öarna	1.3	-0.2 pts
196	Unterfranken Series break	1.3	-0.5 pts
201	Helsinki-Uusimaa	1.2	-0.2 pts
201	Niederbayern Series break	1.2	-0.2 pts
201	Niederösterreich	1.2	+0.3 pts
201	Provincia Autonoma di Trento	1.2	+0.1 pts
201	Zeeland Low reliability	1.2	n/a
206	Freiburg Series break	1.1	-0.2 pts
206	Stockholm	1.1	-0.1 pts
206	Tübingen Series break	1.1	-0.6 pts
209	Steiermark	1	-0.1 pts
210	Oberbayern Series break	0.9	-0.3 pts
210	Prov. West-Vlaanderen Low reliability	0.9	-0.7 pts
212	Praha Series break	0.8	-0.1 pts
212	Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen Low reliability	0.8	n/a
214	Oberösterreich Low reliability	0.7	-0.2 pts

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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. 26 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2011 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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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). 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, 2011) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfu2ltu/default/table

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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, 2011. 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=2011. 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, 2011}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-18},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/long-term-unemployment-rate/eu-regions?period=2011. Publisher attribution: 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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Which region has the highest long-term unemployment rate?

La Réunion, with 19.8% in 2011, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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Oberösterreich, with 0.7% in 2011.

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