Work & Labour in Prov. West-Vlaanderen 48 indicators covering work & labour for Prov. West-Vlaanderen. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 63.0% 2025 up 7.3% 207th Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 561.4 Thousand persons 2025 up 9.8% 310th Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 73.9% 2025 up 8.5% 170th Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 561.4 Thousand persons 2025 up 9.8% 310th Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 561.4 Thousand persons 2025 up 9.8% 310th Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.9 Hour 2025 down 7.2% 292nd Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 64.9% 2025 up 6.0% 249th Labour force by NUTS 2 region 578.8 Thousand persons 2025 up 8.5% 317th Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 578.8 Thousand persons 2025 up 8.5% 317th Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 76.2% 2025 up 7.2% 225th Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 76.2% 2025 up 7.2% 225th Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 891.7 Thousand persons 2025 up 2.3% 312th Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 891.7 Thousand persons 2025 up 2.3% 312th Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 561.4 Thousand persons 2025 up 9.8% 310th Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 73.9% 2025 up 8.5% 170th Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region 37 Hour 2025 down 1.6% 225th Unemployed persons by country of birth and NUTS 2 region 17.4 Thousand persons 2025 down 22.3% 372nd Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 3.0% 2025 down 28.6% 379th Unemployment rates by country of birth and NUTS 2 region 3.0% 2025 down 28.6% 379th Unemployed persons by citizenship and NUTS 2 region 17.4 Thousand persons 2025 down 22.3% 372nd Unemployed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 17.4 Thousand persons 2025 down 22.3% 372nd Unemployment rates by citizenship and NUTS 2 region 3.0% 2025 down 28.6% 379th Real Labour productivity by NUTS 2 region 110.1 Index, 2020=100 2024 up 7.0% 62nd Nominal Labour productivity by NUTS 2 region 114,200 Euro 2024 up 41.7% 24th Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by 88.8% 2025 up 4.0% 7th Employment (thousand persons) by NUTS 3 region 565.3 Thousand 2024 up 10.0% 267th Nominal Labour productivity by NUTS 3 region 114,200 Euro 2024 up 41.7% 83rd Compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by 64,800 Euro 2024 up 35.3% 12th Employment (thousand hours worked) by NUTS 2 region 932,204 Thousand 2024 up 11.6% 213th Compensation of employees by NUTS 2 region 29,133 2024 up 47.7% 151st Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 4.5% 2025 down 47.7% 401st Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by educational 2 Thousand persons 2025 down 75.6% 418th Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region 20.4% 2025 up 145.8% 214th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 4.5% 2025 down 47.7% 400th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 4.5% 2025 down 47.7% 400th Employed persons commuting to work by country of work and NUTS 2 3.9 Thousand persons 2025 up 95.0% 210th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 561.4 Thousand persons 2025 up 9.8% 307th Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev. 2) 561.4 Thousand persons 2025 up 9.8% 307th Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region 48.9 Thousand persons 2025 up 0.8% 325th Labour market demand for ICT specialists in online job 5.5% 2026 down 5.2% 181st Percentage change in the number of online job advertisements for ICT -11.2% 2026 down 125.9% 71st Cultural employment by NUTS 2 region 16.3 Thousand persons 2024 up 4.5% 266th Agricultural labour force by size of the farm and NUTS 2 region 11,060 Annual working unit (AWU) 2023 down 15.8% 56th Agricultural labour force by legal entity, work status and sex of 11,060 Annual working unit (AWU) 2023 down 15.8% 56th Main agricultural labour force by age and sex of the farm manager 11,060 Annual working unit (AWU) 2023 down 15.8% 56th Agricultural family labour force by age, sex of farm manager and NUTS 2.42 billion Euro 2023 down 12.3% 10th Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev.) 499.4 Thousand persons 2008 up 6.0% 252nd Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 499.4 Thousand persons 2008 up 6.0% 252nd