Work & Labour in Nord-Ovest 53 indicators covering work & labour for Nord-Ovest. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 7,114 Thousand persons 2025 up 6.2% 5th Labour force by NUTS 2 region 7,406 Thousand persons 2025 up 1.0% 5th Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 62.6% 2025 up 2.5% 311th Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 7,406 Thousand persons 2025 up 1.0% 5th Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 69.3% 2025 up 7.4% 284th Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 72.2% 2025 up 2.1% 328th Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 72.2% 2025 up 2.1% 328th Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 11,825 Thousand persons 2025 down 1.5% 5th Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 11,825 Thousand persons 2025 down 1.5% 5th Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 7,114 Thousand persons 2025 up 6.2% 5th Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 69.3% 2025 up 7.4% 284th Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 36.3 Hour 2025 down 1.1% 177th Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 7,114 Thousand persons 2025 up 6.2% 5th Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 60.2% 2025 up 7.9% 274th Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 7,114 Thousand persons 2025 up 6.2% 5th Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region 37.6 Hour 2025 up 0.3% 181st Unemployed persons by country of birth and NUTS 2 region 292 Thousand persons 2025 down 54.1% 18th Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 3.9% 2025 down 55.2% 306th Unemployed persons by citizenship and NUTS 2 region 292 Thousand persons 2025 down 54.1% 18th Unemployment rates by country of birth and NUTS 2 region 3.9% 2025 down 55.2% 306th Unemployed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 292 Thousand persons 2025 down 54.1% 18th Unemployment rates by citizenship and NUTS 2 region 3.9% 2025 down 55.2% 306th Real Labour productivity by NUTS 2 region 109.4 Index, 2020=100 2024 up 4.4% 78th Nominal Labour productivity by NUTS 2 region 94,000 Euro 2024 up 24.3% 87th Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by 80.7% 2025 up 17.0% 197th Employment (thousand persons) by NUTS 3 region 7,808 Thousand 2024 up 10.3% 4th Nominal Labour productivity by NUTS 3 region 94,000 Euro 2024 up 24.3% 314th Employment (thousand hours worked) by NUTS 2 region 13.16 million Thousand 2023 up 11.0% 2nd Compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by 45,600 Euro 2023 up 17.5% 139th Compensation of employees by NUTS 2 region 274,066 2023 up 33.4% 6th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 7.2% 2025 down 57.6% 319th Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by educational 123.9 Thousand persons 2025 down 64.9% 13th Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region 4.3% 2025 up 34.4% 371st Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 7.2% 2025 down 57.6% 318th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 7.2% 2025 down 57.6% 318th Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region 30.3% 2025 down 45.5% 123rd Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region 1.9% 2025 down 53.7% 323rd Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by NUTS 2 region 2.4% 2025 down 78.6% 191st Employed persons commuting to work by country of work and NUTS 2 106.3 Thousand persons 2025 up 53.8% 7th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 7,114 Thousand persons 2025 up 6.2% 5th Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev. 2) 7,114 Thousand persons 2025 up 6.2% 5th Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region 709.3 Thousand persons 2025 down 47.4% 16th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 7,114 Thousand persons 2025 up 6.2% 5th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 7,114 Thousand persons 2025 up 6.2% 5th Employed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category, NACE 2,950 Thousand persons 2025 up 10.7% 10th Cultural employment by NUTS 2 region 275.6 Thousand persons 2024 up 2.1% 9th Employer business demography by NACE Rev. 2 and NUTS 3 region 407,935 2020 down 8.1% 2nd Employer business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region 419,390 2019 down 5.5% 2nd Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev.) 6,810 Thousand persons 2008 up 10.3% 4th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 6,810 Thousand persons 2008 up 10.3% 4th Employed HRST by category, NACE Rev. 1.1 activity and NUTS 1 region 2,580 Thousand 2008 up 52.5% 8th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 6,810 Thousand persons 2008 up 10.3% 4th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 6,810 Thousand persons 2008 up 10.3% 4th