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Regions of Netherlands (NUTS 2) by long-term unemployment rate, 2021

Flevoland had the highest long-term unemployment rate of 11 regions in 2021, at 1.7%. Noord-Brabant had the lowest, at 0.5%. The median was 0.9% and the figure for the Netherlands was 0.8%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest1.7Flevoland
Lowest0.5Noord-Brabant
Median0.911 regions
Netherlands0.8History

All regions, 2021

Flevoland: 1.7 %Flevoland1.7Groningen: 1.2 %Groningen1.2Friesland (NL): 1.1 %Friesland (NL)1.1Limburg (NL): 0.9 %Limburg (NL)0.9Noord-Holland: 0.9 %Noord-Holland0.9Zuid-Holland: 0.9 %Zuid-Holland0.9Overijssel: 0.8 %Overijssel0.8Zeeland: 0.8 %Zeeland0.8Gelderland: 0.7 %Gelderland0.7Utrecht: 0.7 %Utrecht0.7Noord-Brabant: 0.5 %Noord-Brabant0.5Flevoland: 1.7 %Flevoland1.7Groningen: 1.2 %Groningen1.2Friesland (NL): 1.1 %Friesland (NL)1.1Limburg (NL): 0.9 %Limburg (NL)0.9Noord-Holland: 0.9 %Noord-Holland0.9Zuid-Holland: 0.9 %Zuid-Holland0.9Overijssel: 0.8 %Overijssel0.8Zeeland: 0.8 %Zeeland0.8Gelderland: 0.7 %Gelderland0.7Utrecht: 0.7 %Utrecht0.7Noord-Brabant: 0.5 %Noord-Brabant0.5
%. 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

RankRegions2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Flevoland Series break1.7n/a
2Groningen Series break1.2-0.5 pts
3Friesland (NL) Series break1.1-0.1 pts
4Limburg (NL) Series break0.9+0.1 pts
4Noord-Holland Series break0.9+0.1 pts
4Zuid-Holland Series break0.9-0.2 pts
7Overijssel Series break0.80 pts
7Zeeland Low reliability0.8n/a
9Gelderland Series break0.7-0.1 pts
9Utrecht Series break0.7+0.1 pts
11Noord-Brabant Series break0.5-0.3 pts

Other periods

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. 1 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2021 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) (Regions of Netherlands (NUTS 2) by long-term unemployment rate, 2021) [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), Regions of Netherlands (NUTS 2) by long-term unemployment rate, 2021. 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/netherlands-regions. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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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). Regions of Netherlands (NUTS 2) by long-term unemployment rate, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfu2ltu/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/long-term-unemployment-rate/netherlands-regions.

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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), Regions of Netherlands (NUTS 2) by long-term unemployment rate, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfu2ltu/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/long-term-unemployment-rate/netherlands-regions (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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Which region has the highest long-term unemployment rate?

Flevoland, with 1.7% in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest long-term unemployment rate?

Noord-Brabant, with 0.5% in 2021.

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. 1 regions have no value for 2021 and are not ranked.

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