Work & Labour in País Vasco 50 indicators covering work & labour for País Vasco. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 1,694 Thousand persons 2025 up 4.4% 176th Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 59.0% 2025 up 9.3% 298th Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 69.1% 2025 up 9.9% 289th Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 999 Thousand persons 2025 up 14.0% 188th Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 999 Thousand persons 2025 up 14.0% 188th Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.6 Hour 2025 down 1.7% 311th Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 999 Thousand persons 2025 up 14.0% 188th Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 999 Thousand persons 2025 up 14.0% 188th Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 1,694 Thousand persons 2025 up 4.4% 176th Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 69.1% 2025 up 9.9% 289th Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 63.6% 2025 up 0.3% 288th Labour force by NUTS 2 region 1,078 Thousand persons 2025 up 4.9% 184th Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 1,078 Thousand persons 2025 up 4.9% 184th Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 74.6% 2025 up 0.9% 265th Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 74.6% 2025 up 0.9% 265th Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region 36 Hour 2025 down 1.1% 297th Unemployed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 79.1 Thousand persons 2025 down 47.9% 143rd Unemployed persons by citizenship and NUTS 2 region 79.1 Thousand persons 2025 down 47.9% 143rd Unemployed persons by country of birth and NUTS 2 region 79.1 Thousand persons 2025 down 47.9% 143rd Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 7.3% 2025 down 50.7% 126th Unemployment rates by country of birth and NUTS 2 region 7.3% 2025 down 50.7% 126th Unemployment rates by citizenship and NUTS 2 region 7.3% 2025 down 50.7% 126th Real Labour productivity by NUTS 2 region 108.4 Index, 2020=100 2024 up 4.6% 105th Nominal Labour productivity by NUTS 2 region 84,000 Euro 2024 up 26.7% 141st Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by 83.0% 2025 up 15.9% 128th Employment (thousand persons) by NUTS 3 region 1,090 Thousand 2024 up 15.5% 140th Nominal Labour productivity by NUTS 3 region 84,000 Euro 2024 up 26.7% 582nd Employment (thousand hours worked) by NUTS 2 region 1.76 million Thousand 2024 up 14.6% 123rd Compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by 45,300 Euro 2024 up 28.7% 142nd Compensation of employees by NUTS 2 region 43,785 2024 up 50.6% 101st Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 4.7% 2025 down 51.0% 397th Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by educational 24.5 Thousand persons 2025 down 69.8% 128th Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region 5.7% 2025 up 111.1% 326th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 4.7% 2025 down 51.0% 396th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 4.7% 2025 down 51.0% 396th Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region 2.4% 2025 down 25.0% 295th Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region 29.7% 2025 down 45.5% 126th Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by NUTS 2 region 0.9% 2025 down 91.2% 339th Employed persons commuting to work by country of work and NUTS 2 3.8 Thousand persons 2025 up 18.8% 212th Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev. 2) 999 Thousand persons 2025 up 14.0% 185th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 999 Thousand persons 2025 up 14.0% 185th Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region 188.3 Thousand persons 2025 down 33.5% 130th Labour market demand for ICT specialists in online job 10.2% 2026 up 14.6% 55th Percentage change in the number of online job advertisements for ICT 43.4% 2026 up 182.0% 16th Employer business demography by NACE Rev. 2 and NUTS 3 region 71,202 2020 down 8.5% 89th Employer business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region 72,908 2019 down 6.3% 76th Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev.) 1,010 Thousand persons 2008 up 24.7% 146th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 1,010 Thousand persons 2008 up 24.7% 146th Labour force: number of persons and farm work (AWU) by sex of worker 19,640 Annual working unit (AWU) 2007 down 18.6% 70th Labour force: number of persons and farm work (AWU) by sex of worker 19,640 Annual working unit (AWU) 2007 down 18.6% 70th