Work & Labour in Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen 52 indicators covering work & labour for Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level, coun 76.7% 2025 up 8.3% 207th Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 758.7 Thousand persons 2025 up 16.2% 246th Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 758.7 Thousand persons 2025 up 16.2% 246th Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 64.3% 2025 up 8.1% 174th Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who work 33.5 Hour 2025 down 9.2% 366th Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and N 758.7 Thousand persons 2025 up 16.2% 246th Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and NUTS 73.5% 2025 up 8.7% 185th Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 758.7 Thousand persons 2025 up 16.2% 246th Population in private households by country of birth, labour status an 1,180 Thousand persons 2025 up 7.5% 258th Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and NUT 1,180 Thousand persons 2025 up 7.5% 258th Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level, citi 76.7% 2025 up 8.3% 207th Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 791.7 Thousand persons 2025 up 15.9% 251st Labour force by NUTS 2 region 791.7 Thousand persons 2025 up 15.9% 251st Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 67.1% 2025 up 7.9% 193rd Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 758.7 Thousand persons 2025 up 16.2% 246th Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth and 73.5% 2025 up 8.7% 185th Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region 36.1 Hour 2025 down 3.7% 291st Unemployment rates by country of birth and NUTS 2 region 4.2% 2025 down 4.5% 286th Unemployed persons by country of birth and NUTS 2 region 33 Thousand persons 2025 up 8.9% 281st Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 4.2% 2025 down 4.5% 286th Unemployed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 33 Thousand persons 2025 up 8.9% 281st Unemployed persons by citizenship and NUTS 2 region 33 Thousand persons 2025 up 8.9% 281st Unemployment rates by citizenship and NUTS 2 region 4.2% 2025 down 4.5% 286th Real Labour productivity by NUTS 2 region 108.6 Index, 2020=100 2024 up 4.0% 100th Nominal Labour productivity by NUTS 2 region 115,300 Euro 2024 up 37.8% 24th Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by edu 86.4% 2025 up 5.0% 42nd Nominal Labour productivity by NUTS 3 region 115,300 Euro 2024 up 37.8% 80th Employment (thousand persons) by NUTS 3 region 679 Thousand 2024 up 17.4% 228th Compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by NUTS 69,000 Euro 2024 up 34.8% 9th Employment (thousand hours worked) by NUTS 2 region 1.09 million Thousand 2024 up 18.5% 186th Compensation of employees by NUTS 2 region 37,874 2024 up 57.4% 119th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by N 6.2% 2025 down 41.0% 358th Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by educational a 5.6 Thousand persons 2025 down 42.3% 359th Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region 21.6% 2025 up 184.2% 208th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by c 6.2% 2025 down 41.0% 359th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by c 6.2% 2025 down 41.0% 359th Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region 22.0% 2025 down 7.6% 180th Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region 6.1% 2025 up 125.9% 103rd Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by NUTS 2 region 1.6% 2025 down 33.3% 274th Employed persons commuting to work by country of work and NUTS 2 regio 6.7 Thousand persons 2025 up 59.5% 153rd Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev. 2) 758.7 Thousand persons 2025 up 16.2% 243rd Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by NACE 758.7 Thousand persons 2025 up 16.2% 242nd Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region 82.1 Thousand persons 2025 up 40.3% 257th Labour market demand for ICT specialists in online job advertisements 4.0% 2026 down 38.5% 228th Percentage change in the number of online job advertisements for ICT s -10.7% 2026 down 158.5% 88th Cultural employment by NUTS 2 region 24.8 Thousand persons 2024 down 7.5% 207th Agricultural labour force by size of the farm and NUTS 2 region 8,230 Annual working unit (AWU) 2023 down 12.4% 75th Agricultural labour force by legal entity, work status and sex of work 8,230 Annual working unit (AWU) 2023 down 12.4% 75th Main agricultural labour force by age and sex of the farm manager, far 8,230 Annual working unit (AWU) 2023 down 12.4% 75th Agricultural family labour force by age, sex of farm manager and NUTS 1.35 billion Euro 2023 up 12.4% 42nd Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev. 1.1 643.6 Thousand persons 2008 up 13.0% 208th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by NACE 643.6 Thousand persons 2008 up 13.0% 207th