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EU regions (NUTS 2) by unemployment rate

Melilla had the highest unemployment rate of 241 regions in 2024, at 28.3%. Střední Čechy had the lowest, at 1.3%. The median was 5.2% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 6%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest28.3Melilla
Lowest1.3Střední Čechy
Median5.2241 regions
European Union (27)6History

Top 40 regions, 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

MelillaMelilla: 28.3 %28.3CeutaCeuta: 27.5 %27.5MayotteMayotte: 26.9 %26.9La RéunionLa Réunion: 17.3 %17.3GuyaneGuyane: 17 %17GuadeloupeGuadeloupe: 16.8 %16.8AndalusiaAndalusia: 16.5 %16.5Ionia NisiaIonia Nisia: 16.2 %16.2CampaniaCampania: 15.6 %15.6ExtremaduraExtremadura: 15.5 %15.5Canary IslandsCanary Islands: 13.8 %13.8Castilla-La ManchaCastilla-La Mancha: 13.3 %13.3CalabriaCalabria: 13.1 %13.1SiciliaSicilia: 13 %13Kentriki MakedoniaKentriki Makedonia: 12.8 %12.8Region of MurciaRegion of Murcia: 12.7 %12.7Valencian CommunityValencian Community: 12.6 %12.6Dytiki MakedoniaDytiki Makedonia: 12.5 %12.5MartiniqueMartinique: 12.3 %12.3Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Bru…Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest: 11.8 %11.8Anatoliki Makedonia, ThrakiAnatoliki Makedonia, Thraki: 11.6 %11.6IpeirosIpeiros: 10.7 %10.7AsturiasAsturias: 10.1 %10.1Dytiki ElládaDytiki Elláda: 10.1 %10.1ThessaliaThessalia: 10 %10Notio AigaioNotio Aigaio: 9.9 %9.9Sud-EstSud-Est: 9.9 %9.9La RiojaLa Rioja: 9.7 %9.7SeverozapadenSeverozapaden: 9.7 %9.7SydsverigeSydsverige: 9.7 %9.7Östra MellansverigeÖstra Mellansverige: 9.6 %9.6Východné SlovenskoVýchodné Slovensko: 9.6 %9.6Nord-Pas de CalaisNord-Pas de Calais: 9.5 %9.5Castile and LeónCastile and León: 9.4 %9.4GaliciaGalicia: 9.4 %9.4WienWien: 9.4 %9.4Balearic IslandsBalearic Islands: 9.3 %9.3PugliaPuglia: 9.3 %9.3AttikiAttiki: 9.1 %9.1Community of MadridCommunity of Madrid: 9 %9
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankRegions2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Melilla28.3+1.7 pts
2Ceuta27.5-2.5 pts
3Mayotte Series break26.9n/a
4La Réunion Series break17.3-1.7 pts
5Guyane Series break17+3 pts
6Guadeloupe Series break16.8-1.8 pts
7Andalusia16.5-1.8 pts
8Ionia Nisia16.2+1.5 pts
9Campania15.6-1.8 pts
10Extremadura15.5-1.9 pts
11Canary Islands13.8-2.3 pts
12Castilla-La Mancha13.3+0.1 pts
13Calabria13.1-2.8 pts
14Sicilia13-2.8 pts
15Kentriki Makedonia12.8-1.3 pts
16Region of Murcia12.7-0.1 pts
17Valencian Community12.6-0.2 pts
18Dytiki Makedonia12.5-4.2 pts
19Martinique Series break12.3+1.5 pts
20Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest11.8+1.2 pts
21Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki11.6-0.5 pts
22Ipeiros10.7-3.1 pts
23Asturias10.1-2 pts
23Dytiki Elláda10.1+0.3 pts
25Thessalia10-2.9 pts
26Notio Aigaio9.9+2.8 pts
26Sud-Est9.9+0.8 pts
28La Rioja9.7+0.3 pts
28Severozapaden Series break9.7+1.9 pts
28Sydsverige9.7+0.3 pts
31Östra Mellansverige9.6+0.5 pts
31Východné Slovensko9.6-0.8 pts
33Nord-Pas de Calais Series break9.5-0.3 pts
34Castile and León9.4-0.3 pts
34Galicia9.4-0.3 pts
34Wien9.4-0.2 pts
37Balearic Islands9.3-1 pts
37Puglia9.3-2.3 pts
39Attiki9.1-0.3 pts
40Community of Madrid9-1 pts
40Languedoc-Roussillon Series break9-0.2 pts
42Catalonia8.9-0.4 pts
42Etelä-Suomi8.9+1.4 pts
42Helsinki-Uusimaa8.9+1.3 pts
45Prov. Hainaut8.7-0.6 pts
46Kriti8.6-2.2 pts
46Sterea Elláda8.6-1.3 pts
48Lorraine Series break8.5+1.1 pts
49Västsverige8.4+1 pts
50Sardegna8.3-1.8 pts
50Stockholm8.3+1.4 pts
52Aragon8.1-0.5 pts
52Basque Country8.1+0.4 pts
54Ile-de-France Series break8+0.4 pts
54Península de Setúbal8-0.4 pts
56Molise7.9-1.7 pts
57Auvergne Series break7.8+0.7 pts
57Cantabria7.8-0.3 pts
57Länsi-Suomi7.8+1.1 pts
57Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi7.8+0.9 pts
61Sud-Vest Oltenia7.7-1.2 pts
61Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas7.7-0.1 pts
63Eesti7.6+1.2 pts
63Haute-Normandie Series break7.6+0.7 pts
63Mellersta Norrland7.6+1.1 pts
63Navarre7.6-2.3 pts
63Peloponnisos7.6-2 pts
63Picardie Series break7.6-1.5 pts
69Basse-Normandie Series break7.3+1.3 pts
69Dél-Dunántúl7.3+1.3 pts
69Sud-Muntenia7.3-0.5 pts
72Champagne-Ardenne Series break7.2+0.1 pts
72Corse Series break7.2+0.3 pts
72Norra Mellansverige7.2-0.1 pts
72Småland med öarna7.2+0.3 pts
76Abruzzo7.1-1 pts
76Észak-Alföld7.1+0.4 pts
76Panonska Hrvatska7.1-3 pts
76Voreio Aigaio7.1-2.9 pts
80Prov. Liège7-2.1 pts
81Aquitaine Series break6.9-0.3 pts
81Észak-Magyarország6.9+0.5 pts
81Latvija6.9+0.4 pts
81Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Series break6.9-0.2 pts
85Prov. Brabant wallon6.8+1.1 pts
85Prov. Namur6.8+0.2 pts
85Rhône-Alpes Series break6.8+0.3 pts
88Basilicata6.7-0.8 pts
88Bourgogne Series break6.7-0.6 pts
88Oeste e Vale do Tejo6.7+1.3 pts
91Hovedstaden6.6+1.4 pts
91Norte6.6-0.4 pts
93Grande Lisboa6.5-0.2 pts
94Jadranska Hrvatska6.4+0.4 pts
94Luxembourg6.4+1.2 pts
96Lazio6.3-0.9 pts
96Pays de la Loire Series break6.3+0.2 pts
98Midi-Pyrénées Series break6.2+0.1 pts
99Midtjylland6.1+0.7 pts
100Alsace Series break6+0.1 pts
100Syddanmark6+0.8 pts
102Nordjylland5.9+1.2 pts
102Sostinės regionas5.9+1 pts
104Alentejo5.8-0.2 pts
104Algarve5.8+0.1 pts
104Centro (PT)5.8+0.4 pts
104Sjælland5.8+1.2 pts
108Bretagne Series break5.7+0.3 pts
108Região Autónoma da Madeira5.7-0.3 pts
110Berlin5.6+0.4 pts
110Centre - Val de Loire Series break5.6-0.1 pts
110Região Autónoma dos Açores5.6-0.9 pts
113Leipzig5.5+1 pts
114Liguria5.4-0.7 pts
114Limousin Series break5.4-0.9 pts
114Piemonte5.4-0.8 pts
114Prov. Luxembourg (BE)5.4-1.1 pts
118Franche-Comté Series break5.3-0.4 pts
118Poitou-Charentes Series break5.3-2 pts
118Severen tsentralen Series break5.3-0.7 pts
121Övre Norrland5.2-0.5 pts
122Marche5.1-0.1 pts
122Stredné Slovensko5.1-0.8 pts
124Bremen4.9+0.2 pts
124Burgenland4.9-0.3 pts
124Nord-Est4.9-1 pts
124Yugoiztochen Series break4.9+0.3 pts
128Dél-Alföld4.8+0.2 pts
128Hamburg4.8+0.7 pts
128Kýpros4.8-1 pts
128Umbria4.8-1.2 pts
132Groningen4.7+0.5 pts
133Prov. Antwerpen4.6+1 pts
134Nord-Vest4.5+1.5 pts
135Eastern and Midland4.4-0.1 pts
135Steiermark4.4+0.1 pts
137Centru4.3-0.3 pts
137Düsseldorf4.3+0.3 pts
137Emilia-Romagna4.3-0.7 pts
137Friuli-Venezia Giulia4.3-0.3 pts
137Kärnten4.3-0.2 pts
142Kujawsko-pomorskie4.2+0.4 pts
142Niederösterreich4.2-0.1 pts
142Northern and Western4.2+0.4 pts
142Prov. Vlaams-Brabant4.20 pts
142Sachsen-Anhalt4.2+0.4 pts
147Arnsberg4.1+0.5 pts
147Moravskoslezsko4.1+0.2 pts
147Severozápad4.10 pts
147Southern4.1-0.1 pts
147Vorarlberg4.1+0.7 pts
147Vzhodna Slovenija4.1+0.3 pts
147Zuid-Holland4.1+0.1 pts
154Severoiztochen Series break4-0.5 pts
154Toscana4-1.3 pts
156Friesland (NL)3.9-0.1 pts
156Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste3.9-0.1 pts
158Flevoland3.8-0.5 pts
158Noord-Holland3.80 pts
158Oberösterreich3.8+0.3 pts
158Prov. Limburg (BE)3.8+0.6 pts
158Warmińsko-mazurskie3.8+1.2 pts
163Braunschweig3.7+0.6 pts
163Gießen3.7+0.7 pts
163Köln3.7+0.4 pts
163Lombardia3.7-0.3 pts
163Mecklenburg-Vorpommern3.7-0.6 pts
163Podkarpackie3.7-0.6 pts
163Świętokrzyskie3.7-0.1 pts
163Utrecht3.7+0.4 pts
171Dresden3.6+1.2 pts
171Saarland3.6+0.2 pts
173Gelderland3.5+0.2 pts
173Łódzkie3.5-0.3 pts
173Mazowiecki regionalny3.5+0.4 pts
173Thüringen3.5+0.4 pts
177Darmstadt3.4+0.3 pts
177Detmold3.4+1 pts
177Dolnośląskie3.4+0.4 pts
177Drenthe3.4+0.1 pts
177Münster3.4+0.4 pts
177Overijssel3.4+0.5 pts
177Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen3.4+0.5 pts
177Rheinhessen-Pfalz3.4-0.2 pts
177Salzburg3.4+0.4 pts
177Schleswig-Holstein3.4+0.3 pts
187Koblenz3.3+0.8 pts
187Limburg (NL)3.3-0.1 pts
187Lubelskie3.3-0.7 pts
187Nyugat-Dunántúl3.3+0.6 pts
187Vest3.3+0.5 pts
187Zahodna Slovenija3.3-0.2 pts
187Západné Slovensko3.3-0.3 pts
194Brandenburg3.2-0.1 pts
194Karlsruhe3.2+0.3 pts
194Malta3.2-0.3 pts
194Noord-Brabant3.20 pts
194Stuttgart3.2+0.3 pts
199Chemnitz3.1-0.2 pts
199Hannover3.1+0.1 pts
199Pest3.1-0.1 pts
199Sjeverna Hrvatska3.1-1.3 pts
199Tirol3.10 pts
199Weser-Ems3.1+0.6 pts
205Veneto3-1.2 pts
206Podlaskie2.9+0.6 pts
206Severovýchod2.9+0.1 pts
206Unterfranken2.9+0.8 pts
206Yuzhen tsentralen Series break2.9-0.2 pts
210Közép-Dunántúl2.8+0.6 pts
210Tübingen2.8+0.7 pts
210Yugozapaden Series break2.8-0.7 pts
213Lüneburg2.7+0.1 pts
213Mittelfranken2.7+0.3 pts
213Oberbayern2.7+0.4 pts
213Oberfranken2.7+0.2 pts
213Prov. West-Vlaanderen2.7-0.1 pts
213Provincia Autonoma di Trento2.7-1.1 pts
213Zachodniopomorskie2.7+0.5 pts
220Budapest2.6+0.3 pts
220Grad Zagreb2.6-1.2 pts
220Schwaben2.6+0.8 pts
220Střední Morava2.6+0.1 pts
224Freiburg2.5+0.3 pts
224Małopolskie2.5+0.2 pts
224Warszawski stołeczny2.5+0.6 pts
227Jihovýchod2.4+0.2 pts
227Oberpfalz2.4+0.3 pts
227Opolskie2.4-0.3 pts
227Śląskie2.4-0.1 pts
231Bratislavský kraj2.30 pts
231Jihozápad2.3+0.4 pts
231Wielkopolskie2.3-0.5 pts
234Bucureşti-Ilfov2.2-0.6 pts
234Kassel2.2+0.1 pts
234Pomorskie2.2+0.3 pts
237Zeeland2.10 pts
238Niederbayern2n/a
238Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen20 pts
240Praha1.8-0.3 pts
241Střední Čechy1.3-0.4 pts

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About this ranking

Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work. Spain: EPA, aged 16 and over. EU: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74. United States: civilian labour force aged 16 and over, from the Current Population Survey for the nation and from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics models, consistent with that survey, for states and counties. Other countries and the World: ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank, aged 15 and over.

Survey-based. Available for Spain, regions, provinces, EU countries, US states and US counties, not Spanish municipalities. For municipalities use registered_unemployment_rate. US national and state rates are seasonally adjusted; county rates are not. Countries without a national or Eurostat series get the annual ILO modelled estimate, a model output rather than a survey result.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the regions are compared on one definition. 2 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2024 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Unemployment rates by NUTS 2 region (lfst_r_lfu3rt). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfu3rt/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

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Which region has the highest unemployment rate?

Melilla, with 28.3% in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest unemployment rate?

Střední Čechy, with 1.3% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Unemployment rates by NUTS 2 region (lfst_r_lfu3rt). Retrieved 2026-10-07. 2 regions have no value for 2024 and are not ranked.

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