EU regions (NUTS 2) by long-term unemployment rate
La Réunion had the highest long-term unemployment rate of 219 regions in 2012, at 19.4%. Oberösterreich had the lowest, at 0.6%. The median was 3.7% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 4.9%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
Top 40 regions, 2012
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| Rank | Regions | 2012 (%) | Change on 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Réunion | 19.4 | -0.4 pts |
| 2 | Guadeloupe | 18.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 3 | Ceuta | 18.2 | +4.7 pts |
| 4 | Dytiki Makedonia | 18 | +6.3 pts |
| 5 | Guyane | 16.7 | +0.4 pts |
| 6 | Kentriki Makedonia | 16.5 | +5.7 pts |
| 7 | Dytiki Elláda | 16.4 | +7 pts |
| 8 | Melilla | 16.1 | +3 pts |
| 9 | Sterea Elláda | 15.9 | +4.5 pts |
| 10 | Attiki | 15.3 | +6.6 pts |
| 10 | Martinique | 15.3 | -0.7 pts |
| 12 | Canary Islands | 15.1 | +1.7 pts |
| 13 | Andalusia | 14.9 | +3 pts |
| 14 | Voreio Aigaio | 14.7 | +5.9 pts |
| 15 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki | 14.1 | +3.2 pts |
| 16 | Extremadura | 13.7 | +4.2 pts |
| 17 | Peloponnisos | 13.5 | +5.5 pts |
| 17 | Východné Slovensko | 13.5 | +0.2 pts |
| 19 | Thessalia | 13.1 | +5.3 pts |
| 20 | Castilla-La Mancha | 12.4 | +3.1 pts |
| 21 | Campania | 12.3 | +2.9 pts |
| 21 | Valencian Community | 12.3 | +2 pts |
| 23 | Ipeiros | 12 | +3.2 pts |
| 24 | Calabria | 11.9 | +4.4 pts |
| 25 | Region of Murcia | 11.7 | +1.4 pts |
| 26 | Sicilia | 11.1 | +3.1 pts |
| 27 | Catalonia | 11 | +2.1 pts |
| 28 | Stredné Slovensko | 10.9 | +0.5 pts |
| 29 | Kriti | 10.8 | +5.7 pts |
| 30 | Região Autónoma da Madeira | 10.4 | +2.3 pts |
| 31 | Severoiztochen | 10 | +1.9 pts |
| 32 | Southern | 9.9 | |
| 33 | Asturias | 9.6 | +2.3 pts |
| 33 | Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest | 9.6 | -0.3 pts |
| 35 | Northern and Western | 9.3 | |
| 36 | Balearic Islands | 9.2 | +2.1 pts |
| 36 | Galicia | 9.2 | +2.1 pts |
| 38 | Sardegna | 9.1 | +1.9 pts |
| 39 | Jadranska Hrvatska | 9 | +1.7 pts |
| 40 | Puglia | 8.8 | +1.5 pts |
| 40 | Severen tsentralen | 8.8 | +1.1 pts |
| 42 | Eastern and Midland | 8.7 | |
| 43 | Norte | 8.5 | +1.8 pts |
| 44 | Castile and León | 8.4 | +1.5 pts |
| 45 | Basilicata | 8.2 | +1 pts |
| 45 | Severozapaden | 8.2 | -0.7 pts |
| 47 | Community of Madrid | 8.1 | +1.5 pts |
| 47 | La Rioja | 8.1 | +1.2 pts |
| 49 | Cantabria | 7.9 | +1.7 pts |
| 50 | Aragon | 7.8 | +1.1 pts |
| 50 | Észak-Magyarország | 7.8 | -0.6 pts |
| 50 | Latvija | 7.8 | -1 pts |
| 53 | Yuzhen tsentralen | 7.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 54 | Região Autónoma dos Açores | 7.5 | +2.4 pts |
| 54 | Západné Slovensko | 7.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 56 | Algarve | 7.1 | +1 pts |
| 57 | Basque Country | 6.8 | +1.5 pts |
| 58 | Languedoc-Roussillon | 6.6 | +1.5 pts |
| 58 | Świętokrzyskie | 6.6 | +0.6 pts |
| 60 | Molise | 6.4 | +1 pts |
| 61 | Nord-Pas de Calais | 6.2 | -0.1 pts |
| 61 | Prov. Hainaut | 6.2 | -0.2 pts |
| 63 | Ionia Nisia | 6.1 | +1.8 pts |
| 64 | Navarre | 6 | +1.7 pts |
| 65 | Abruzzo | 5.9 | +1.6 pts |
| 66 | Severozápad | 5.8 | +0.7 pts |
| 67 | Yugoiztochen | 5.7 | 0 pts |
| 68 | Eesti | 5.5 | -1.6 pts |
| 68 | Észak-Alföld | 5.5 | -0.6 pts |
| 68 | Lazio | 5.5 | +0.8 pts |
| 68 | Sachsen-Anhalt Series break | 5.5 | -0.7 pts |
| 72 | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Series break | 5.4 | 0 pts |
| 73 | Berlin Series break | 5.3 | -0.5 pts |
| 73 | Dél-Dunántúl | 5.3 | -0.7 pts |
| 73 | Leipzig Series break | 5.3 | -1.2 pts |
| 76 | Picardie | 5.1 | +0.7 pts |
| 76 | Piemonte | 5.1 | +1.2 pts |
| 76 | Prov. Liège | 5.1 | +0.1 pts |
| 79 | Podkarpackie | 5 | +1.2 pts |
| 79 | Sud-Est | 5 | +0.1 pts |
| 79 | Zachodniopomorskie | 5 | +0.1 pts |
| 82 | Vzhodna Slovenija | 4.9 | +0.7 pts |
| 82 | Warmińsko-mazurskie | 4.9 | +1.4 pts |
| 84 | Champagne-Ardenne | 4.8 | +0.6 pts |
| 84 | Kujawsko-pomorskie | 4.8 | +0.7 pts |
| 84 | Łódzkie | 4.8 | +1.3 pts |
| 84 | Lubelskie | 4.8 | +1.2 pts |
| 88 | Centru | 4.7 | -0.2 pts |
| 88 | Haute-Normandie | 4.7 | +1.1 pts |
| 88 | Közép-Dunántúl | 4.7 | -0.2 pts |
| 88 | Lorraine | 4.7 | +0.5 pts |
| 92 | Małopolskie | 4.6 | +0.7 pts |
| 93 | Chemnitz Series break | 4.5 | -0.6 pts |
| 93 | Moravskoslezsko | 4.5 | +0.1 pts |
| 95 | Brandenburg Series break | 4.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 95 | Dél-Alföld | 4.4 | -0.3 pts |
| 95 | Dolnośląskie | 4.4 | 0 pts |
| 95 | Notio Aigaio | 4.4 | +1.1 pts |
| 99 | Marche | 4.3 | +1.4 pts |
| 100 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur | 4.2 | +0.2 pts |
| 100 | Yugozapaden | 4.2 | +0.6 pts |
| 102 | Sud-Muntenia | 4.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 103 | Dresden Series break | 4 | -0.6 pts |
| 103 | Śląskie | 4 | +0.4 pts |
| 105 | Auvergne | 3.9 | +0.4 pts |
| 105 | Bourgogne | 3.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 105 | Umbria | 3.9 | +1.2 pts |
| 108 | Centre - Val de Loire | 3.8 | +0.4 pts |
| 108 | Malta | 3.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 110 | Prov. Luxembourg (BE) Low reliability | 3.7 | +1 pts |
| 111 | Franche-Comté | 3.6 | +0.4 pts |
| 111 | Kýpros | 3.6 | +2 pts |
| 111 | Podlaskie | 3.6 | -0.4 pts |
| 111 | Prov. Namur | 3.6 | -0.5 pts |
| 115 | Ile-de-France | 3.5 | -0.3 pts |
| 115 | Lombardia | 3.5 | +0.9 pts |
| 115 | Thüringen Series break | 3.5 | -0.5 pts |
| 115 | Toscana | 3.5 | +0.5 pts |
| 115 | Zahodna Slovenija | 3.5 | +0.5 pts |
| 120 | Pomorskie | 3.4 | +0.6 pts |
| 120 | Severovýchod | 3.4 | +1.4 pts |
| 120 | Střední Morava | 3.4 | +0.3 pts |
| 123 | Arnsberg Series break | 3.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 123 | Liguria | 3.3 | +0.9 pts |
| 123 | Wielkopolskie | 3.3 | 0 pts |
| 126 | Düsseldorf Series break | 3.2 | -0.3 pts |
| 126 | Sud-Vest Oltenia | 3.2 | 0 pts |
| 128 | Aquitaine | 3.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 128 | Basse-Normandie | 3.1 | +0.1 pts |
| 128 | Opolskie Low reliability | 3.1 | +0.6 pts |
| 128 | Prov. Brabant wallon | 3.1 | 0 pts |
| 132 | Alsace | 3 | +0.7 pts |
| 132 | Midi-Pyrénées | 3 | -0.1 pts |
| 134 | Jihovýchod | 2.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 134 | Nyugat-Dunántúl | 2.9 | -0.6 pts |
| 134 | Poitou-Charentes | 2.9 | -0.4 pts |
| 137 | Braunschweig Series break | 2.7 | -0.2 pts |
| 137 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | 2.7 | +0.3 pts |
| 137 | Lubuskie Low reliability | 2.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 137 | Wien | 2.7 | +0.1 pts |
| 141 | Emilia-Romagna | 2.6 | +0.4 pts |
| 141 | Pays de la Loire | 2.6 | -0.4 pts |
| 141 | Rhône-Alpes | 2.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 141 | Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste Low reliability | 2.6 | |
| 145 | Bratislavský kraj | 2.5 | +0.1 pts |
| 145 | Bretagne | 2.5 | +0.7 pts |
| 145 | Groningen | 2.5 | +0.1 pts |
| 145 | Hannover Series break | 2.5 | -0.9 pts |
| 145 | Limousin Low reliability | 2.5 | -0.3 pts |
| 145 | Saarland Series break | 2.5 | -0.5 pts |
| 145 | Veneto | 2.5 | +0.3 pts |
| 152 | Drenthe | 2.4 | +0.6 pts |
| 152 | Köln Series break | 2.4 | -0.5 pts |
| 152 | Syddanmark | 2.4 | +0.4 pts |
| 155 | Bremen Series break | 2.3 | -0.6 pts |
| 155 | Flevoland | 2.3 | +0.8 pts |
| 155 | Hamburg Series break | 2.3 | -0.1 pts |
| 155 | Jihozápad | 2.3 | +0.3 pts |
| 155 | Vest | 2.3 | -0.1 pts |
| 160 | Friesland (NL) | 2.2 | +0.3 pts |
| 161 | Hovedstaden | 2.1 | +0.4 pts |
| 161 | Münster Series break | 2.1 | -0.6 pts |
| 163 | Detmold Series break | 2 | -0.4 pts |
| 163 | Gießen Series break | 2 | +0.1 pts |
| 163 | Lüneburg Series break | 2 | -0.2 pts |
| 163 | Midtjylland | 2 | +0.4 pts |
| 163 | Prov. Antwerpen | 2 | -0.2 pts |
| 163 | Schleswig-Holstein Series break | 2 | -0.5 pts |
| 163 | Sydsverige | 2 | +0.1 pts |
| 170 | Darmstadt Series break | 1.9 | 0 pts |
| 170 | Nord-Est | 1.9 | 0 pts |
| 170 | Nord-Vest | 1.9 | -0.3 pts |
| 170 | Nordjylland | 1.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 170 | Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi | 1.9 | 0 pts |
| 170 | Sjælland | 1.9 | 0 pts |
| 176 | Länsi-Suomi | 1.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 176 | Limburg (NL) | 1.8 | +0.2 pts |
| 176 | Noord-Holland | 1.8 | +0.3 pts |
| 176 | Östra Mellansverige | 1.8 | 0 pts |
| 180 | Etelä-Suomi | 1.7 | -0.4 pts |
| 180 | Kassel Series break | 1.7 | -0.3 pts |
| 180 | Koblenz Series break | 1.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 180 | Norra Mellansverige | 1.7 | +0.2 pts |
| 180 | Overijssel | 1.7 | +0.3 pts |
| 185 | Gelderland | 1.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 185 | Luxembourg | 1.6 | +0.2 pts |
| 185 | Noord-Brabant | 1.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 185 | Provincia Autonoma di Trento | 1.6 | +0.4 pts |
| 189 | Prov. Vlaams-Brabant | 1.5 | 0 pts |
| 189 | Rheinhessen-Pfalz Series break | 1.5 | -0.6 pts |
| 191 | Karlsruhe Series break | 1.4 | -0.4 pts |
| 191 | Mittelfranken Series break | 1.4 | -0.3 pts |
| 191 | Niederösterreich | 1.4 | +0.2 pts |
| 191 | Övre Norrland | 1.4 | 0 pts |
| 191 | Střední Čechy | 1.4 | -0.3 pts |
| 191 | Weser-Ems Series break | 1.4 | -0.5 pts |
| 197 | Helsinki-Uusimaa | 1.3 | +0.1 pts |
| 197 | Mellersta Norrland | 1.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 197 | Prov. Limburg (BE) Low reliability | 1.3 | -0.2 pts |
| 197 | Prov. West-Vlaanderen | 1.3 | +0.4 pts |
| 197 | Småland med öarna | 1.3 | 0 pts |
| 197 | Västsverige | 1.3 | -0.1 pts |
| 203 | Bucureşti-Ilfov | 1.2 | |
| 203 | Oberpfalz Series break | 1.2 | -0.1 pts |
| 203 | Stuttgart Series break | 1.2 | -0.3 pts |
| 203 | Unterfranken Series break | 1.2 | -0.1 pts |
| 207 | Niederbayern Series break | 1.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 207 | Oberfranken Series break | 1.1 | -0.5 pts |
| 207 | Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen | 1.1 | -0.2 pts |
| 207 | Stockholm | 1.1 | 0 pts |
| 207 | Zeeland Low reliability | 1.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 212 | Praha | 1 | +0.2 pts |
| 212 | Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen | 1 | +0.2 pts |
| 212 | Schwaben Series break | 1 | -0.3 pts |
| 215 | Freiburg Series break | 0.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 215 | Oberbayern Series break | 0.9 | 0 pts |
| 215 | Tübingen Series break | 0.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 218 | Steiermark Low reliability | 0.7 | -0.3 pts |
| 219 | Oberösterreich Low reliability | 0.6 | -0.1 pts |
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About this ranking
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. 21 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2012 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.Citation styles
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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, 2012) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfu2ltu/default/table
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Which region has the highest long-term unemployment rate?
La Réunion, with 19.4% in 2012, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which region has the lowest long-term unemployment rate?
Oberösterreich, with 0.6% in 2012.
Where does this ranking come from?
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. 21 regions have no value for 2012 and are not ranked.