Work & Labour in Pays de la Loire 56 indicators covering work & labour for Pays de la Loire. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 65.5% 2025 up 0.3% 236th Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 1,721 Thousand persons 2025 up 12.1% 93rd Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 1,721 Thousand persons 2025 up 12.1% 93rd Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 61.2% 2025 up 3.2% 259th Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who work 35.6 Hour 2025 down 0.3% 229th Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 1,721 Thousand persons 2025 up 12.1% 93rd Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 1,721 Thousand persons 2025 up 12.1% 93rd Population in private households by country of birth, labour status an 2,813 Thousand persons 2025 up 8.7% 97th Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and NUT 2,813 Thousand persons 2025 up 8.7% 97th Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level, coun 77.1% 2025 up 3.5% 189th Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level, citi 77.1% 2025 up 3.5% 189th Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 1,843 Thousand persons 2025 up 9.1% 92nd Labour force by NUTS 2 region 1,843 Thousand persons 2025 up 9.1% 92nd Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth and 72.0% 2025 up 6.5% 220th Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and N 1,721 Thousand persons 2025 up 12.1% 93rd Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and NUTS 72.0% 2025 up 6.5% 220th Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region 37.2 Hour 2025 down 0.5% 217th Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 6.6% 2025 down 27.5% 161st Unemployed persons by citizenship and NUTS 2 region 122.3 Thousand persons 2025 down 20.6% 83rd Unemployment rates by country of birth and NUTS 2 region 6.6% 2025 down 27.5% 161st Unemployed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 122.3 Thousand persons 2025 down 20.6% 83rd Unemployment rates by citizenship and NUTS 2 region 6.6% 2025 down 27.5% 161st Unemployed persons by country of birth and NUTS 2 region 122.3 Thousand persons 2025 down 20.6% 83rd Real Labour productivity by NUTS 2 region 102.1 Index, 2020=100 2024 down 0.3% 239th Nominal Labour productivity by NUTS 2 region 83,800 Euro 2024 up 20.2% 146th Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by edu 78.4% 2025 up 5.2% 247th Nominal Labour productivity by NUTS 3 region 83,800 Euro 2024 up 20.2% 592nd Employment (thousand persons) by NUTS 3 region 1,764 Thousand 2024 up 15.3% 79th Employment (thousand hours worked) by NUTS 2 region 2.68 million Thousand 2024 up 15.0% 84th Compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by NUTS 50,300 Euro 2024 up 20.6% 90th Compensation of employees by NUTS 2 region 79,082 2024 up 38.7% 54th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by N 10.1% 2025 down 12.2% 177th Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by educational a 14.7 Thousand persons 2025 down 72.1% 193rd Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region 21.5% 2025 up 49.3% 209th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by c 10.1% 2025 down 12.2% 176th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by c 10.1% 2025 down 12.2% 176th Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region 20.0% 2025 down 34.6% 200th Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region 5.4% 2025 down 14.3% 129th Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by NUTS 2 region 1.3% 2023 down 70.5% 310th Employed persons commuting to work by country of work and NUTS 2 regio 3 Thousand persons 2017 — 228th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by NACE 1,721 Thousand persons 2025 up 12.1% 92nd Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev. 2) 1,721 Thousand persons 2025 up 12.1% 92nd Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region 268 Thousand persons 2025 down 13.2% 89th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by NACE 1,721 Thousand persons 2025 up 12.1% 69th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by NACE 1,721 Thousand persons 2025 up 12.1% 69th Employed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category, NACE Re 931.6 Thousand persons 2025 up 24.0% 63rd Labour market demand for ICT specialists in online job advertisements 4.0% 2026 down 43.7% 228th Percentage change in the number of online job advertisements for ICT s -37.6% 2026 up 23.4% 176th Cultural employment by NUTS 2 region 48.4 Thousand persons 2024 up 36.3% 119th Employer business demography by NACE Rev. 2 and NUTS 3 region 59,799 2020 down 5.9% 107th Employer business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region 65,853 2019 up 3.7% 88th Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev. 1.1 1,455 Thousand persons 2008 up 12.9% 94th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by NACE 1,455 Thousand persons 2008 up 12.9% 94th Employed HRST by category, NACE Rev. 1.1 activity and NUTS 1 region 523.9 Thousand 2008 up 37.9% 70th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by NACE 1,455 Thousand persons 2008 up 12.9% 69th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by NACE 1,455 Thousand persons 2008 up 12.9% 69th