Work & Labour in Southern 45 indicators covering work & labour for Southern. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 68.1% 2025 up 16.2% 94th Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and N 918.8 Thousand persons 2025 up 36.8% 210th Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and NUTS 74.6% 2025 up 16.4% 152nd Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth and 74.6% 2025 up 16.4% 152nd Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 918.8 Thousand persons 2025 up 36.8% 210th Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who work 34.3 Hour 2025 down 2.6% 327th Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 918.8 Thousand persons 2025 up 36.8% 210th Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 918.8 Thousand persons 2025 up 36.8% 210th Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 918.8 Thousand persons 2025 up 36.8% 210th Population in private households by country of birth, labour status an 1,349 Thousand persons 2025 up 17.7% 230th Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and NUT 1,349 Thousand persons 2025 up 17.7% 230th Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level, citi 78.0% 2025 up 8.3% 160th Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 959.3 Thousand persons 2025 up 27.5% 212th Labour force by NUTS 2 region 959.3 Thousand persons 2025 up 27.5% 212th Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 71.1% 2025 up 8.4% 97th Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level, coun 78.0% 2025 up 8.3% 160th Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region 35.2 Hour 2025 down 1.7% 351st Unemployment rates by citizenship and NUTS 2 region 4.2% 2025 down 60.7% 286th Unemployed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 40.6 Thousand persons 2025 down 49.6% 242nd Unemployment rates by country of birth and NUTS 2 region 4.2% 2025 down 60.7% 286th Unemployed persons by country of birth and NUTS 2 region 40.6 Thousand persons 2025 down 49.6% 242nd Unemployed persons by citizenship and NUTS 2 region 40.6 Thousand persons 2025 down 49.6% 242nd Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 4.2% 2025 down 60.7% 286th Real Labour productivity by NUTS 2 region 93.6 Index, 2020=100 2024 up 86.8% 295th Nominal Labour productivity by NUTS 2 region 206,700 Euro 2024 up 148.4% 2nd Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by edu 82.3% 2025 up 13.0% 147th Employment (thousand persons) by NUTS 3 region 882.22 Thousand 2024 up 36.9% 175th Nominal Labour productivity by NUTS 3 region 206,700 Euro 2024 up 148.4% 4th Employment (thousand hours worked) by NUTS 2 region 1.41 million Thousand 2023 up 29.6% 151st Compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by NUTS 57,700 Euro 2023 up 33.9% 38th Compensation of employees by NUTS 2 region 41,142 2023 up 86.5% 109th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by N 5.6% 2025 down 62.4% 377th Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by educational a 10.7 Thousand persons 2025 down 76.5% 255th Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region 29.3% 2025 up 84.3% 128th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by c 5.6% 2025 down 62.4% 378th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by c 5.6% 2025 down 62.4% 378th Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region 5.2% 2025 down 23.5% 138th Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region 15.0% 2025 down 49.7% 250th Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by NUTS 2 region 2.5% 2019 down 81.8% 182nd Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev. 2) 918.8 Thousand persons 2025 up 36.8% 207th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by NACE 918.8 Thousand persons 2025 up 36.8% 206th Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region 126.7 Thousand persons 2025 down 8.1% 185th Labour market demand for ICT specialists in online job advertisements 3.8% 2026 down 19.1% 236th Percentage change in the number of online job advertisements for ICT s -55.0% 2026 down 111.7% 212th Cultural employment by NUTS 2 region 21.7 Thousand persons 2024 up 16.7% 224th