Work & Labour in Northern and Western 46 indicators covering work & labour for Northern and Western. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and NUT 709.2 Thousand persons 2025 up 17.8% 351st Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 475 Thousand persons 2025 up 34.3% 343rd Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who work 34 Hour 2025 down 4.0% 342nd Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 475 Thousand persons 2025 up 34.3% 343rd Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 475 Thousand persons 2025 up 34.3% 343rd Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 67.0% 2025 up 14.1% 123rd Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and NUTS 73.6% 2025 up 15.0% 181st Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth and 73.6% 2025 up 15.0% 181st Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 475 Thousand persons 2025 up 34.3% 343rd Population in private households by country of birth, labour status an 709.2 Thousand persons 2025 up 17.8% 351st Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level, coun 77.5% 2025 up 8.5% 175th Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level, citi 77.5% 2025 up 8.5% 175th Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 499 Thousand persons 2025 up 26.8% 344th Labour force by NUTS 2 region 499 Thousand persons 2025 up 26.8% 344th Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 70.4% 2025 up 7.8% 113th Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and N 475 Thousand persons 2025 up 34.3% 343rd Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region 34.9 Hour 2025 down 1.4% 363rd Unemployment rates by citizenship and NUTS 2 region 4.8% 2025 down 52.5% 240th Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 4.8% 2025 down 52.5% 240th Unemployed persons by citizenship and NUTS 2 region 24 Thousand persons 2025 down 39.5% 327th Unemployment rates by country of birth and NUTS 2 region 4.8% 2025 down 52.5% 240th Unemployed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 24 Thousand persons 2025 down 39.5% 327th Unemployed persons by country of birth and NUTS 2 region 24 Thousand persons 2025 down 39.5% 327th Real Labour productivity by NUTS 2 region 103.7 Index, 2020=100 2024 up 21.7% 213th Nominal Labour productivity by NUTS 2 region 102,300 Euro 2024 up 60.6% 54th Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by edu 81.5% 2025 up 13.0% 177th Nominal Labour productivity by NUTS 3 region 102,300 Euro 2024 up 60.6% 177th Employment (thousand persons) by NUTS 3 region 439.43 Thousand 2024 up 32.8% 324th Compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by NUTS 52,300 Euro 2023 up 34.8% 71st Employment (thousand hours worked) by NUTS 2 region 708,507 Thousand 2023 up 26.9% 242nd Compensation of employees by NUTS 2 region 18,607 2023 up 85.8% 200th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by N 6.7% 2025 down 57.1% 339th Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by educational a 5.8 Thousand persons 2023 down 81.1% 351st Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region 28.6% 2025 up 83.3% 136th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by c 6.7% 2025 down 57.1% 340th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by c 6.7% 2025 down 57.1% 340th Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region 4.0% 2018 down 63.0% 205th Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region 17.8% 2018 down 56.6% 222nd Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by NUTS 2 region 3.5% 2018 down 71.3% 123rd Employed persons commuting to work by country of work and NUTS 2 regio 7 Thousand persons 2025 down 11.4% 143rd Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev. 2) 475 Thousand persons 2025 up 34.3% 338th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by NACE 475 Thousand persons 2025 up 34.3% 337th Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region 72.7 Thousand persons 2025 up 3.4% 281st Labour market demand for ICT specialists in online job advertisements 6.8% 2026 down 44.3% 155th Percentage change in the number of online job advertisements for ICT s -60.5% 2026 down 210.0% 231st Cultural employment by NUTS 2 region 10.5 Thousand persons 2024 up 25.0% 319th