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

Ceuta had the highest long-term unemployment rate of 228 regions in 2014, at 22.9%. Praha had the lowest, at 0.8%. The median was 4% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 5.4%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest22.9Ceuta

Lowest0.8Praha

Median4228 regions

European Union (27)5.4History

Top 40 regions, 2014

%. 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	2014 (%)	Change on 2013
1	Ceuta	22.9	+0.2 pts
2	Dytiki Elláda	22.1	+1.5 pts
3	Kentriki Makedonia	21.7	+0.9 pts
4	Attiki	21.2	+1.4 pts
5	Ipeiros	20.3	+3.1 pts
6	Canary Islands	19.4	+0.7 pts
6	Sterea Elláda	19.4	-0.6 pts
8	Melilla	18.9	+0.7 pts
9	Thessalia	18.8	+1.8 pts
10	Andalusia	17.4	0 pts
10	La Réunion	17.4	-2.4 pts
12	Peloponnisos	17.3	+1.6 pts
13	Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki	17.2	-1.2 pts
14	Dytiki Makedonia	16.6	-4.1 pts
15	Guadeloupe	16.4	-4.4 pts
16	Castilla-La Mancha	15.9	-0.4 pts
17	Calabria	15.8	+1.5 pts
18	Mayotte	15.4	0 pts
18	Sicilia	15.4	+1.7 pts
20	Kriti	15.2	+1.1 pts
21	Campania	15.1	+0.6 pts
22	Voreio Aigaio	15	+0.1 pts
23	Guyane	13.9	-2.6 pts
24	Extremadura	13.8	-1.5 pts
24	Puglia	13.8	+2.3 pts
26	Valencian Community	13.7	-0.1 pts
27	Region of Murcia	13.5	+0.3 pts
28	Ionia Nisia	13	+4.5 pts
29	Martinique	12.7	-3.5 pts
30	Východné Slovensko	12.1	-1.7 pts
31	Asturias	11.8	-1.3 pts
32	Galicia	11.6	+0.5 pts
33	Catalonia	11.5	-0.6 pts
34	Stredné Slovensko	11.3	-0.9 pts
35	Castile and León	11	+0.5 pts
36	Cantabria	10.8	+0.7 pts
36	Sardegna	10.8	+1 pts
38	Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest	10.6	-0.3 pts
39	Molise	10.2	+0.8 pts
40	Community of Madrid	10	+0.1 pts
40	Região Autónoma da Madeira	10	-1.6 pts
42	Aragon	9.7	-0.1 pts
42	Jadranska Hrvatska	9.7	+0.9 pts
42	Severozapaden	9.7	+0.8 pts
45	Basilicata	9.6	-0.2 pts
45	Norte	9.6	-0.7 pts
47	Basque Country	9.2	+1.1 pts
47	Região Autónoma dos Açores	9.2	-0.6 pts
49	Prov. Hainaut	9.1	+2 pts
50	Notio Aigaio	9	+1 pts
51	La Rioja	8.8	+0.2 pts
52	Severen tsentralen	8.6	-1.5 pts
53	Balearic Islands	8.4	-0.9 pts
54	Západné Slovensko	7.8	-0.1 pts
55	Kýpros	7.7	+1.6 pts
56	Lazio	7.6	+0.8 pts
56	Navarre	7.6	+0.6 pts
58	Abruzzo	7.5	+0.9 pts
58	Algarve	7.5	-1 pts
60	Southern	7.1	-1.3 pts
60	Yuzhen tsentralen	7.1	-0.9 pts
62	Yugoiztochen	6.9	+0.8 pts
63	Nord-Pas de Calais	6.8	-0.4 pts
63	Piemonte	6.8	+1.1 pts
63	Severoiztochen	6.8	-3 pts
66	Eastern and Midland	6.3	-1.4 pts
66	Prov. Liège	6.3	0 pts
68	Languedoc-Roussillon	6.2	+0.4 pts
68	Northern and Western	6.2	-1.6 pts
70	Liguria	6.1	+1.2 pts
70	Vzhodna Slovenija	6.1	+0.1 pts
72	Haute-Normandie	6	+0.5 pts
72	Podkarpackie	6	+0.5 pts
74	Marche	5.9	+0.3 pts
75	Toscana	5.7	+1.7 pts
75	Umbria	5.7	+0.8 pts
77	Picardie	5.5	+0.3 pts
78	Észak-Alföld	5.4	-0.9 pts
78	Świętokrzyskie	5.4	-0.8 pts
78	Yugozapaden	5.4	+0.1 pts
81	Lorraine	5.3	+0.2 pts
82	Champagne-Ardenne	5.2	+1.2 pts
82	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	5.2	-0.2 pts
84	Prov. Brabant wallon	5.1	+1 pts
85	Leipzig	5	-0.2 pts
85	Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas	5	-0.1 pts
87	Berlin	4.9	-0.1 pts
87	Sachsen-Anhalt	4.9	-0.4 pts
89	Warmińsko-mazurskie	4.8	-0.4 pts
90	Alsace	4.7	+0.7 pts
90	Bourgogne	4.7	+0.4 pts
90	Észak-Magyarország	4.7	-1.6 pts
90	Latvija	4.7	-1.1 pts
90	Poitou-Charentes	4.7	+0.8 pts
90	Sud-Est	4.7	-0.4 pts
96	Lombardia	4.6	+0.5 pts
96	Severozápad	4.6	-0.2 pts
98	Flevoland	4.5	+0.9 pts
98	Małopolskie	4.5	-0.6 pts
98	Podlaskie	4.5	0 pts
101	Sostinės regionas	4.4	-0.6 pts
101	Zahodna Slovenija	4.4	+0.2 pts
103	Lubelskie	4.3	0 pts
104	Ile-de-France	4.2	+0.6 pts
104	Kujawsko-pomorskie	4.2	-0.8 pts
104	Łódzkie	4.2	-1.2 pts
104	Moravskoslezsko	4.2	-0.7 pts
108	Basse-Normandie	4.1	+0.8 pts
108	Emilia-Romagna	4.1	+0.3 pts
108	Limousin	4.1	+0.8 pts
108	Prov. Namur	4.1	-0.8 pts
112	Centre - Val de Loire	4	-0.3 pts
112	Centru	4	-0.8 pts
112	Dél-Alföld	4	-1.2 pts
112	Friuli-Venezia Giulia	4	+0.7 pts
112	Prov. Luxembourg (BE)	4	+1.1 pts
112	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur	4	-0.4 pts
112	Veneto	4	+0.2 pts
119	Dolnośląskie	3.9	-0.9 pts
119	Śląskie	3.9	-0.3 pts
119	Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste Low reliability	3.9	+1 pts
122	Franche-Comté	3.8	0 pts
122	Sud-Muntenia	3.8	-0.4 pts
124	Pest	3.7	-1.7 pts
125	Aquitaine	3.6	+0.6 pts
125	Midi-Pyrénées	3.6	+0.4 pts
125	Pomorskie	3.6	-0.6 pts
125	Sud-Vest Oltenia	3.6	-0.6 pts
129	Brandenburg	3.5	-0.4 pts
129	Chemnitz	3.5	-0.6 pts
129	Zachodniopomorskie	3.5	-1 pts
132	Dél-Dunántúl	3.3	-1 pts
132	Dresden	3.3	-0.4 pts
132	Eesti	3.3	-0.5 pts
132	Groningen	3.3	+0.4 pts
132	Wielkopolskie	3.3	-0.7 pts
137	Auvergne	3.2	-0.2 pts
137	Budapest	3.2	-1.3 pts
139	Drenthe	3.1	+0.6 pts
139	Düsseldorf	3.1	0 pts
139	Mazowiecki regionalny	3.1	-0.8 pts
139	Pays de la Loire	3.1	-0.1 pts
139	Wien	3.1	+0.3 pts
144	Friesland (NL)	3	+0.2 pts
144	Rhône-Alpes	3	+0.1 pts
144	Střední Morava	3	-0.7 pts
147	Corse Low reliability	2.9	-1.3 pts
147	Malta	2.9	-0.6 pts
147	Overijssel	2.9	+0.4 pts
150	Gelderland	2.8	+0.6 pts
150	Közép-Dunántúl	2.8	-1.3 pts
150	Saarland	2.8	+0.2 pts
150	Thüringen	2.8	-0.3 pts
154	Bratislavský kraj	2.7	0 pts
154	Limburg (NL)	2.7	+0.3 pts
154	Noord-Holland	2.7	+0.3 pts
154	Opolskie Low reliability	2.7	-0.6 pts
158	Noord-Brabant	2.6	+0.4 pts
159	Arnsberg	2.5	-0.4 pts
159	Bremen	2.5	0 pts
159	Jihovýchod	2.5	-0.4 pts
159	Severovýchod	2.5	-0.8 pts
163	Braunschweig	2.4	-0.4 pts
163	Bretagne	2.4	-0.3 pts
163	Hannover	2.4	0 pts
163	Köln	2.4	-0.2 pts
163	Prov. Antwerpen	2.4	+0.2 pts
163	Provincia Autonoma di Trento	2.4	+0.2 pts
169	Etelä-Suomi	2.3	+0.4 pts
169	Jihozápad	2.3	0 pts
169	Prov. Limburg (BE)	2.3	+0.7 pts
172	Lubuskie Low reliability	2.2	-0.4 pts
172	Sydsverige	2.2	+0.2 pts
174	Detmold	2.1	+0.1 pts
174	Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi	2.1	+0.2 pts
174	Vest	2.1	0 pts
174	Zeeland	2.1	-0.1 pts
178	Hamburg	2	-0.3 pts
178	Länsi-Suomi	2	+0.1 pts
178	Münster	2	-0.2 pts
178	Warszawski stołeczny	2	-0.2 pts
182	Hovedstaden	1.9	-0.1 pts
182	Nyugat-Dunántúl	1.9	-1 pts
182	Sjælland	1.9	-0.2 pts
182	Střední Čechy	1.9	+0.1 pts
186	Nord-Est	1.8	-0.1 pts
187	Gießen	1.7	-0.2 pts
187	Koblenz	1.7	+0.3 pts
187	Lüneburg	1.7	-0.3 pts
187	Nord-Vest	1.7	-0.3 pts
187	Prov. Vlaams-Brabant	1.7	-0.3 pts
187	Schleswig-Holstein	1.7	-0.5 pts
187	Weser-Ems	1.7	+0.2 pts
194	Darmstadt	1.6	+0.1 pts
194	Helsinki-Uusimaa	1.6	+0.3 pts
194	Kärnten Low reliability	1.6	+0.2 pts
194	Luxembourg	1.6	-0.2 pts
194	Norra Mellansverige	1.6	+0.2 pts
194	Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen	1.6	+0.5 pts
194	Syddanmark	1.6	-0.5 pts
201	Kassel	1.5	-0.1 pts
201	Nordjylland	1.5	+0.2 pts
201	Östra Mellansverige	1.5	-0.1 pts
201	Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen	1.5	+0.3 pts
205	Midtjylland	1.4	-0.1 pts
205	Niederösterreich	1.4	+0.2 pts
205	Oberfranken	1.4	0 pts
205	Rheinhessen-Pfalz	1.4	-0.2 pts
205	Steiermark	1.4	+0.2 pts
210	Prov. West-Vlaanderen	1.3	+0.2 pts
210	Västsverige	1.3	-0.1 pts
212	Karlsruhe	1.2	-0.1 pts
212	Mellersta Norrland	1.2	+0.3 pts
212	Stockholm	1.2	0 pts
212	Stuttgart	1.2	-0.1 pts
216	Bucureşti-Ilfov	1.1	-0.9 pts
216	Oberpfalz	1.1	-0.2 pts
216	Övre Norrland	1.1	+0.2 pts
216	Schwaben	1.1	0 pts
216	Småland med öarna	1.1	-0.1 pts
221	Mittelfranken	1	0 pts
221	Niederbayern	1	-0.3 pts
221	Oberösterreich	1	+0.2 pts
221	Tübingen	1	+0.2 pts
225	Freiburg	0.9	0 pts
225	Unterfranken	0.9	-0.1 pts
227	Oberbayern	0.8	-0.1 pts
227	Praha	0.8	-0.3 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. 12 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2014 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-18},
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Which region has the highest long-term unemployment rate?

Ceuta, with 22.9% in 2014, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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Praha, with 0.8% in 2014.

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